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AT&T's new phone for kids might solve your biggest problem with parental controls - for $3 a month

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AT&T has unveiled its carrier-designed smartphone for kids.

The amiGO Jr. phone has extensive parental controls.

The phone is $3 a month plus monthly service.

If you've been debating whether it's time for your child to have their own phone, AT&T just debuted a product to make that decision a little easier -- a simple device with built-in controls billed as the first carrier-designed smartphone for kids.

The amiGO Jr. phone was designed in collaboration with Samsung, AT&T says. (It appears to be the Galaxy A16.) It costs just $3 a month, with bill credits, plus your monthly service.

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