| ??? I was impressed when sbc dropped prices last year. I'm not as impressed with this.
The high tier month to month prices have come down, but aren't the 1st year incentive prices going up? These were the actual prices that many were paying, given that present customers could, in many instances, get the introductory price if they called in for the new contract.Reading the forum here I get the impression they are clamping down on this.
Certainly the low tier used to be 26.95 for the first year. Then it crept back up to 29.95. It is still 29.95 but the fusf fee is taken out of the price and becomes a separate additional charge for ALL the packages now, so the actual price is more like $32-33. These aren't bad prices, relative to others, but I'm not sure that it classifies as progress.
It appears as if they are satisfied with the growth rate of new broadband converts but are less than satisfied with the effect of their attempts to respond to cable speed increases and churn. Perhaps it is my imagination but they seem to be emphasizing bundling more this time, to protect higher margin voice and add-ons.
Anyone have any insight? |
