According to an AT&T memo obtained by BGR, AT&T will be raising their device upgrade fee from $18 to $36 as of February 12, which means you've got until Sunday to swap phones before your first post-upgrade bill gets even bigger.
"There has been a dramatic reworking of our sales and service," he said, "plus things like how you track system upgrades, annuity billing, the sales model, all the way down to base human resource systems.
Twilio requires you to have a Canadian or US billing address to upgrade your account.
During the long debate, some lawmakers complained that the bill upgraded the classification for burglaries committed at night to a Class B offense but left daytime burglaries, even those involving occupied homes, a Class C offense.
But, to quote T-Mobile, "[t]his is an industry filled with ridiculously confusing contracts, limits on how much data you can use or when you can upgrade, and monthly bills that make little sense".
(A separate bill to upgrade the city's sewers could exceed $3 billion).
Mr. Grassley and Mr. Kohl have introduced a bill to upgrade nursing home care and increase the penalties for violations of federal standards.
And the report's denunciation of the Congressional bill to upgrade military ties with Taiwan, which passed the House this month, could enhance support for the bill in the Senate.
You report that Colorado's Legislature is considering a bill to upgrade the status of cats and dogs from "property" to "companions" to allow grieving pet owners to sue for loss of companionship (National Briefing, Feb. 11).
A bill would upgrade the status of cats and dogs from "property" to "companions," a move that sponsors say would allow lawsuits against veterinarians or animal abusers for up to $100,000 for loss of companionship and emotional suffering.
