In a move towards empowering consumer choice, AT&T DSL customers no longer have to be locked into 12 month contracts. AT&T now offers DSL on a month-to-month basis.

Customers currently under 12-month contract can switch to monthly without penalty, Ars Technica reports.

The new monthly price plans are as follows:

• Basic (768 Kbps downstream; 384 Kbps upstream) – $14.99 a month.
• Express (1.5 Mbps downstream; 384 Kbps upstream) – $19.99 a month.
• Pro (3.0 Mbps downstream; 512 Kbps upstream) – $24.99 a month.
• Elite 6.0 Mbps downstream; 768 Kbps upstream) – $34.99 a month.

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