Comments on: It’s Getting Cheaper to Love Ma Bell

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Wed, 07 May 2008 14:55:12 +0000

[...] that. Telecom companies have long encouraged us to connect with our friends & family (or Unity), call our network for free, and purchase family plans. Starbucks has built a business around a [...]

By: Multimedias.mobi » AT&T’s Unity plan widens “unlimited in-network calling” umbrella

Sun, 06 May 2007 18:40:45 +0000

[...] [Via GigaOM] [...]

By: courtney benson

courtney benson — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:42:44 +0000

We seen this all before: Ma Bell has to rid itself of Western Electric (first salvo 1968 via the carter phone decision) - overtime government says it has too much control. Alas, divesture and all the baby bells have to go out and fend for themselves. Years go by, baby bells get big and deside to buy up other baby bells, they become young adults. Meanwhile MAMA bell is still around and finds a way to get the babies back. Now she’s got total control and can start the monopoly all over again. Thought you were going to survive without the land line - we’ll see.

By: Sandeep Sahai

Sandeep Sahai — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:44:07 +0000

Well it is take no time to guess that such a plan is not a bargain. I would think a killer would be 100 USD and unlimited wireless calls

By: its4us2think

its4us2think — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:54:56 +0000

From their pressrelease at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/tcnm/attbundledc1 “The service, dubbed AT&T Unity, is offered as a perk to subscribers who pay for both the $50 a month unlimited local and long-distance calling plan for their home or business and the $59.99 a month unlimited wireless plan.”

So, if it is both unlimited, why would this offer matter?

Besides, those who are conscious about price would go for Vonage or other VOIP phones, which are cheaper than cable or AT&T. But then again you need the internet from one of these monopolies :-(

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:31:29 +0000

Typical old-fashioned big bell bull&!

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:34:51 +0000

This is marketing ploy. The service requires the customer to subscribe to an unlimited long distance and local calling plan at $50 plus.

That's not a bargain!

By: Samir Shah

Samir Shah — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:52:22 +0000

AT&T is following a strategy similar to the one Indian telecoms are using.

By: hip2b2

hip2b2 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:00:28 +0000

Isn’t this monopolistic? It sure looks good for customers. I am pretty sure at the back they are cross subsidizing the interconnection!

By: Visible

Visible — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:07:08 +0000

The new at&t wireless is going to trump the competition…

By: petabro

petabro — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:45:45 +0000

Comcast use your inflated stock to buy Sprint in the hopes of buying a similar service

By: jon

jon — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:27:37 +0000

a couple caveats, reports the NYT (via news.com)

The plans apply only to AT&T wireless packages starting at $59.99 for 900 anytime minutes a month.

To subscribe to a AT&T Unity plan, a customer would need to have AT&T wireless service as well as a landline plan that offered unlimited local and long-distance service. AT&T’s unlimited local and long-distance landline service starts at $40 a month if bought online.

http://news.com.com/ATT+plans+Unity+strategy+for+free+calls/2100-1037_3-6151402.html?tag=nefd.top