{"id":185277,"date":"2010-01-15T17:49:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T22:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"tag:contentnext.com,2010-01-15:article\/419-att-instantly-matches-verizons-new-pricing-plans"},"modified":"2010-01-15T17:49:11","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T22:49:11","slug":"att-instantly-matches-verizons-new-pricing-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/185277","title":{"rendered":"AT&T Instantly Matches Verizon’s New Pricing Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was almost a year ago that Verizon said it would offer<\/a> unlimited phone calls for $100 a month. The same day, AT&T (NYSE: T<\/a>) matched it, leaving Ralph de la Vega to brag two months later<\/a> that he was very proud of his marketing team to be able to act \u201cwithin hours to make it into the same news cycle.\u201d <\/p>\n

Well, the top AT&T mobile executive must be proud again. Hours after Verizon Wireless lowered the price<\/a> of its unlimited voice plans to $70 this morning, AT&T followed suit and matched Verizon’s latest offer. Verizon’s new unlimited plan now costs $70 a month, or $90 including unlimited text, picture and video messages.<\/p>\n

While the news indicates that the two carriers continue to be competitive with one another, it’s also obvious that they are feeling pressure from the lower-end of the market, which commonly offers better deals<\/a>, including unlimited voice, text and internet plans for as little as $50 a month. More details on AT&T’s new plans after the jump…<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

AT&T has three new plans:<\/strong><\/p>\n

—Feature phone customers can have unlimited minutes for $70 a month, and $20 for unlimited texting.
—Slightly richer “Quick Messaging Devices” will charge $70 a month for unlimited talk, and will require<\/em> $20 a month to be spent on either texting or Web browsing packages.
—All smartphones, including the iPhone, may now buy unlimited voice and data for $100, not including $20 a month for unlimited texting. Release<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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