Telephone Service Rate Changes September/October 2007
AT&T
a. Effective October 15, 2007, AT&T's reactivation fee will increase from $19.00 to $30.00, a 56% increase.
Verizon
a. Customers who subscribe to Verizon Regional, Verizon Regional Extra, Verizon Regional Unlimited and who also subscribe to ONEBILL, or DSL, or DirectTV used to receive $5 monthly bundle discount. Effective in October billing, this $5 discount is eliminated. (Verizon had increased its Regional package monthly rates by $5 in Feb. 2007.)
b. Effective October 9, 2007, Verizon withdrew its foreign directory tariffs. Customers can no longer purchase directory books outside of their residence areas.
c. Effective December 7, 2007, Verizon's monthly rates for Frame Relay and ATM Services will increase by 10%. The following shows a few examples:
9/2/2006
12/7/2007
%change
UNI Port 56 kbps/Month
$50.00
$55.00
10%
UNI Port 6000 kbps/Month
$900.00
$990.00
10%
UNI Port & Access Line 56 kbps/Month
$170.00
$187.00
10%
UNI Port & Access Line 6000 kbps/Month
$3300.00
$3630.00
10%
ATM 1MA - 1st DS1/Month
$684.95
$753.00
10%
UNI Port & Access Line DS1 - Tier 1/Month
$665.00
$732.00
10%
UNI Port & Access Line DS3 - Tier 1/Month
$2815.00
$3097.00
10%
UNI Port & Access OC3 full protected Diverse Tier 1/Month
$7730.00
$8503.00
10%
UNI Port & Access OC12 full protected Diverse Tier 1/Month