I tried to find either a new ISP with the Usenet or someone that
> supplies Usenet, both either don't carry it or charge extra, trying
> to get an answer from AT&T is a waste since the support is in
> India.
When I was considering trying some other means of accessing the net other than my $59/month cable internet (with no TV at all) I contacted Clearwire thinking that they might be an alternative for me. I asked the sales droid about whether they had usenet included. It was like I was speaking Swahili. Didn't have a clue what usenet or news groups were.
The ISP where I purchased my email account (because the cable co's included email is notoriously flakey) recently announced that they were stopping USENET access and said that if you wanted USENET you'd have to buy the service elsewhere for a fee.