"Entry level pricing"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bob Drzyzgula <bob () drzyzgula org>
> Date: October 1, 2009 18:42:20 EDT
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Subject: Re: "Entry level pricing"

> FWIW, I checked the pricing for various options here in the
> Maryland subburbs of DC. Excluding bundle, promotional and
> tied-to-voice-service pricing, (although possibly requiring
> a contract) I came up with a minimum entry-level pricing
> of $20/mo:
>
> Verizon DSL
>          1M/384K   $20/mo
>          3M/768K   $30/mo
>          7M/768K   $43/mo
> Verizon FiOS
>          15M/5M    $55/mo
>          25M/15M   $70/mo
>          50M/20M   $145/mo
> Comcast
>          1M/384K   $25/mo
>          15M/3M    $43/mo
>          50M/10M  $100/mo
> RCN
>          3M/768K   $53/mo
>          10M/800K  $63/mo
>          20M/2M    $88/mo
> Speakeasy/Covad
>          1.5M/384K $55/mo
>
> Note that Speakeasy has more options but I couldn't find
> a way to get pricing without talking to a salesperson.
> Verizon will give you $17.99/mo pricing on the 1M service
> if you have voice service and sign up for a 2 year
> contract.
>
> --Bob
>
> On 01/10/09 18:02 -0400, David Farber wrote:
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Dan Gillmor <dan () gillmor com>
> > Date: October 1, 2009 4:45:49 PM EDT
> > To: dave () farber net
> > Subject: "Entry level pricing"
> >
> > > .  The average price of entry-level broadband for 5 major providers
> > > moved
> > > from $50 a month in 2001, to $33 in 2004, to $25 in 2007.  Veriz 
> > > on‚s
> > > own
> > > entry-level price in 2009 is $17.99 a month, with a 12 month  
> > > contract.
> >
> > From what I can tell, "entry-level" tends to mean a) low speed that  
> > is
> > broadband only by US carriers' slippery standards; b) a come-on price
> > that rises at the end of the contract; or c) both.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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