AT&T and Verizon Fight Back Against Price Fixing Accusation
Jun 17, 2009, 7:53 AM by Eric M. Zeman
Both AT&T and Verizon Wireless have responded publicly to allegations that they colluded to raise the prices of individual text messages. The rate to send a single message has risen from 10 cents to 20 cents between 2006 and 2008. Several senators allege that the price increases prove a lack of competition in the market. AT&T and Verizon each issued statements noting the fact that the price increases in text messaging fees affect only about 17% of their customer base, as the remaining 83% have chosen to subscribe to bundled messaging plans. In sum, only 1% of all sent text messages actually cost 20 cents.
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| Punishment | donebrasko |
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| notice how almost all featues of their plans are alike | crammy1 |
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| Thanks Guys | Azeron |
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| Lack of competition? | Yankees368 |
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| What about charging customers for text messaging and data.... | EliteABombAZ |
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| Price Fixing | CrackberryCurve |
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