Verizon to Lose Business
From the looks of this article, it appears that the eCache household will cease to be Verizon customers in the future.
The basic phone service, consisting of a dial tone and unlimited local phone calls, could rise from $8.95 per month — the lowest basic phone service in the nation — to $16.45 over a three-year period, according to the draft settlement negotiated by Verizon, the staff of the Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel.
That’s us. Mind you, we do not pay that $8.95, more like double that once all the taxes and fees are added to it. We dropped long distance on the land line years ago when we purchased minutes for $0.025 apiece. Then we did away with that when we made the plunge to wireless. The choice statement comes from a New Jersey politician:
“I think it is a fair deal for the ratepayer,” said New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate Stefanie Brand. “It makes sure people who just want basic phone service will continue to be protected.”
How is doubling the rate fir to the ratepayer? That is akin to the public utility people raising energy rates by 20%. Oh wait, this is New Jersey; we do stuff like this. I’ve suspected all along we would drop the land line. This is probably the proverbial straw. Our wireless plan is up in December. I am eager to move to the iPhone. It’s a little more expensive than our current plan, but we would get some texting (no big deal) and unlimited data (a very big deal!). Of course, we would need to purchase the phones. Hmmm . . . would two iPhones stimulate the economy?
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Tags: New Jersey, pathetic, Politics, technology, telephone