In what some are calling a devious case of “bait ‘n switch”, AT&T announced this past week that it was getting rid of unlimited data plans and moving to “metered” plans… and just after Apple moved a buttload of those nice shiny new 3G iPads too!

So if you too are at wits end on communication rates, you are in good company with Molly Wood, who contributes a persuasive essay on CNET News demanding that universal data plans make more sense…

And although some elements of the new data plans will work for some customers, AT&T is moving in the opposite direction it should be going. I’m tired of multiple data plans, artificial caps, and arbitrary monthly usage charges. And I’m tired of paying the same companies multiple times for what is, essentially, the exact same service. That service? Data.

Between multiple cell phones, high-speed Internet connections, and even

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