Rip off, the new pricing regime shows me paying mo...

Rip off, the new pricing regime shows me paying more c/kwh to the lines company than to my retail company. So in effect I have to pay 2 power bills! Even the smart meters they install are hopeless, my retail provider has some tools I'd like to use but they cannot access the meter, which also means they still have to physically read the meter! How stuffed up is that???