Providers dropping prices for speedy Internet access
Posted: Monday,30-Jun-2003 7:27 am
Fast Internet access is getting cheaper as companies fight for new digital-subscriber line customers — and try to keep old ones.
SBC Communications said Friday it will extend its $29.95 monthly fee for DSL to Aug. 31. That's down 14% from SBC's regular price, and was first offered in early June to new customers and most old ones. It was to expire Monday.
AOL, too, recently slashed prices 27%, to $39.95 a month, for customers who threaten to cancel DSL service it offers through SBC and Verizon Communications. Verizon last month cut prices to as low as $29.95.
DSL prices might have to go lower because high-speed cable modem connections outsell DSL by nearly two to one, and cable operators still aren't losing much to the discounting, industry analysts say.
The push to lock in high-speed customers is crucial for both industries because that's where growth lies as high-speed services, such as music, movies and interactivity, develop. Moreover, the market is still wide open; up to 77% of households still use the slower dial-up service for Internet access.
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SBC Communications said Friday it will extend its $29.95 monthly fee for DSL to Aug. 31. That's down 14% from SBC's regular price, and was first offered in early June to new customers and most old ones. It was to expire Monday.
AOL, too, recently slashed prices 27%, to $39.95 a month, for customers who threaten to cancel DSL service it offers through SBC and Verizon Communications. Verizon last month cut prices to as low as $29.95.
DSL prices might have to go lower because high-speed cable modem connections outsell DSL by nearly two to one, and cable operators still aren't losing much to the discounting, industry analysts say.
The push to lock in high-speed customers is crucial for both industries because that's where growth lies as high-speed services, such as music, movies and interactivity, develop. Moreover, the market is still wide open; up to 77% of households still use the slower dial-up service for Internet access.
y PRTDSL??? Muy bien gracias