That's the plan!So save the money and ignore the locals. ...
I was thinking that for those of us with the grandfathered price of $25.99 per month, Dish would end the grandfathering (raising the price to $29.99 per month) but then give us the option to drop locals. That way, we could still save some money on our bill, but not as much as subscribers to the other packages save when dropping locals. It is just an idea, and a possible explanation of the reason for the steep price increase to $29.99 per month in the first place....Do really think Dish would nearly cut the Welcome Package price in half if they dropped the locals from it?