REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless quietly introduced new nationwide calling plans designed to compete head-to-head with similar recently introduced plans from its competition.
The plans, dubbed “National Network Plan” on the company’s Web site, begin at $35 per month for 300 anytime minutes and unlimited night and weekend minutes. Additional airtime is billed at 40 cents per minute with roaming calls made outside of AT&T Wireless’ TDMA network charged an additional 69 cents per minute and off network long distance charged 20 cents per minute. Calls made on the carrier’s recently rolled-out GSM/GPRS network are considered roaming calls under the new plans.
The rate plans move up to $50 per month for 500 minutes, $75 per month for 1,000 minutes, $100 per month for 1,300 minutes and $150 per month for 2,200 minutes.
AT&T Wireless will continue to offer its Digital One Rate plans that begin at $60 per month for 450 anytime minutes with no roaming or long distance charges and additional minutes charged between 25 cents and 35 cents per minute, but do not include free night and weekend minutes.
