If they've been giving a copy of our packets to the NSA for years, this isn't really that big of a deal with all things considered.
Personally, I would never use AT&T for broadband at home again. I'll always go with their competitor and I wish other people would do the same. Their motto should be: monopolize and do evil whenever possible.
Difficult situation. I've already decided I will never move to any location, anywhere, where AT&T, Verizon (even FiOS), or Comcast are my only viable options. I hate all of those companies and will never, ever give them a single penny.
Even CenturyLink (my current ISP, who happens to be the only choice here besides Comcast) is starting to piss me off lately, but what the hell am I going to do about it...
Personally, I would never use AT&T for broadband at home again. I'll always go with their competitor and I wish other people would do the same. Their motto should be: monopolize and do evil whenever possible.