AT&T wants to ensure its customers reap the full benefits of competition in a deregulated market...by increasing the price of some monthly services up to 55%. Deregulation is the best! UCAN and TURN recently released a joint statement [1] criticizing the PUC's lack of oversight. UCAN believes the rate hikes disproportionately affect low-income and senior customers, and we urge people to drop their AT&T landline service. If you can't switch your local/long-distance provider [2], consider a VoIP or digital phone service [3] (possibly through your cable company), or even using your wireless [4] as your primary phone.
