NEW YORK (AP) " AT&T is joining Verizon in raising the prices of some of its data plans. AT&T's efforts to simplify its plans include standardizing the "access charge" that customers pay on top of data charges. Before, the access charge was $25 for smaller data plans and $15 for larger ones. Customers on larger data plans will now pay more for access, but will get comparable or greater reductions in the data rates. Those on smaller data plans will generally pay $10 a month more for data, offset by a $5-per-line reduction in the access charge.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2016 17:20 UTC