My AT&T Email expense $17.95 w/o Internet

@sandblaster I receive no bill.  It is an automatic monthly charge to a credit card.  I contacted the credit card company and they said the only info they have is what they post on my bill each month.

You must have an account of some sort. It’s very possible your bill is paperless. I’d say you have two options. Escalate to corporate by filing an FCC or BBB complaint or report your credit card lost or stolen. They will issue a new card with a new number and that charge will be denied. So how did you get that email address originally? Did you ever have internet service from ATT? If I had to guess, $17.95 is about what dial up service would cost.

Thank you for your responses.  In the 1990's I did have a dsl account through ATT.  I  recall that ATT did not offer fiber in my service area so I switched to a provider that bundled Internet and cable tv.  At the switchover, I recall that ATT said there was a benefit to continuing to pay what was probably $5 or so a month to continue a minimal level of paid service: I would have access to human support if needed.