May 8 - 3:40pm EDT   A Friday announcement from AT&T has the provider releasing a new prepaid calling option on May 11 that will let users make unlimited cellphone calls to anywhere in the US. The provider's prepaid GoPhone Unlimited Calling customers will only be charged on days when they make or receive phone calls. Text messages or data use are not covered by the plan, and are charged at the same rate as in other GoPhone plans or packages for both or either can be purchased separately. [full story]

October 6 - 4:05pm EDT   A recent report reveals AT&T will stop offering its $20 per month prepaid unlimited data plan on November 12. As part of the wireless network provider’s GoPhone service, the plan was the cheapest offered anywhere for access to unlimited data on fast 3G networks. AT&T officially explains the discontinuation as the end of a trial and the company is now looking into other prepaid data offerings. Critics argue that AT&T was losing data plan subscribers, who saved money by switching to the pre-paid GoPhone option. [full story]