AT&T offers patrons new local calling plan

BOSTON – AT&T announced Wednesday that it is offering local calling plans to most residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Consumers can replace their current Verizon service with one of AT&T’s new plans.

AT&T offers a variety of local and long-distance calling plans. One plan, for a monthly fee of $31.95 in Maine, offers unlimited local calling, a choice of three features (from caller ID, call waiting, 3-way calling, call return or call forwarding), and a single bill for local and long-distance service.

For an additional $3.95 per month, customers can bundle their local plan with AT&T’s Local One Rate Plus and pay just 7 cents a minute for all domestic and local toll calls.

In most cases, consumers who switch from Verizon to AT&T will be able to keep their existing phone numbers and AT&T will absorb all switching charges.