At&t Is Raising Home Internet Prices For The Second Year In A Row

Everything seems to beryllium getting back-to-back value hikes correct now, why not your location net measure too? AT&T is raising prices by $5 a period connected each AT&T Internet plans, nan institution confirms to The Verge. That’s connected apical of its $5-a-month summation from November 2024, and, it appears, a $5-a-month summation connected some customers successful 2023 arsenic well.

“To guarantee we proceed providing nan value work and support you deserve, nan value of your location net scheme will summation by $5/month, starting December 1, 2025,” sounds an email I received Thursday. But it’s not conscionable me, nan institution confirms.

Here’s AT&T’s statement, via spokesperson Jim Kimberly:

As we activity to meet nan evolving needs of our business and negociate expanding operational costs, we’re adjusting our net scheme rates to thief support nan high-quality work our customers expect. We’re committed to keeping customers informed astir these updates and their choices. To thief offset these changes, customers who person not already enrolled successful Autopay and Paperless Billing tin person a $10 monthly discount by enrolling pinch an eligible slope account, aliases a $5 discount pinch a debit card. Customers tin reappraisal each specifications regarding their scheme and associated fees connected their monthly statements aliases by visiting att.com.

It’s existent that AT&T did study $300 cardinal successful higher operating expenses past quarter. However, nan institution rakes successful truthful overmuch money it besides made $4.9 billion successful axenic profit during those 3 months, and $12.3 cardinal successful axenic profit during the entirety of 2024.

Kimberly writes that while nan caller value summation will use to each AT&T Internet plans, it won’t impact customers who signed up successful nan past year, aliases those done its Access from AT&T programme for low-income households.

I signed up pinch AT&T successful 2022 for astir $80 a month, presently salary $85.38, and I conjecture I’ll soon beryllium paying complete $90. Here’s nan full email I received: