DAYTON | Verizon Communications Inc. has taken advantage of a
> state-granted privilege to raise rates on its own for some telephone
> services, Ohio's consumer advocate said Thursday.
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The price increases allow Verizon to compete with providers of
> wireless phone service, Internet-based phone capability and cable
> television companies which offer phone service, Verizon spokesman Bill > Kula said.
Somehow this "logic" escapes me. Verizon is *increasing* rates for extra services when the competing services from VOiP and cellphones are *including* all these services in the base cost of service. By that logic increasing the price of services will make the services more desirable?
Is it any wonder that traditional phone companies are worried for their very existance? I guess it makes as much sense as increasing the cost of coin phones to "compete" with cellphones.