While the U.S. wireless industry likes to talk a lot about how ultra-competitive it is, that’s generally not the case. While there’s more competition in wireless than in the fixed-line broadband sector (where there’s virtually no competition at faster speeds due to upgrade-phobic telcos and cable’s growing broadband monopoly), much of the competition in wireless […]
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Days after completing its monumental acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T is announcing a second streaming TV service that’s priced lower than the company’s existing DirecTV Now offering. The new service is called WatchTV and it launches next week. WatchTV includes 31 channels, with 6 networks from Viacom coming “soon after.” AT&T had confirmed the service […]
Mobile US announced its pricing strategy for narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) services challenging main rival Verizon. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile said its price for the narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) will be $6 per year – offering at one tenth the cost of Verizon’s Cat-M plans. T-Mobile is able to offer cost effective NB-IoT plan to enterprises and […]
AT&T told CNBC the bonuses announced on Wednesday are above and beyond any existing agreements, which means some workers would get two $1,000 allocations: One with a new contract, and one when the tax reform bill is signed. AT&T’s tax reform announcement comes a month after the Justice Department challenged AT&T’s pending merger with Time […]
Opportunity for disruption: It’s no coincidence that Legere is taking aim at cable’s practice of bundling TV, phone, Internet and other services for the best prices. One of T-Mobile’s first signature “Uncarrier” moves was essentially a pricing strategy, decoupling the cost of the phone from the monthly price of the wireless service. There are opportunities galore […]
The network has sent out invites to its next “Un-Carrier” event, happening next Wednesday. The Un-Carrier events tend to be where T-Mobile reveals big changes to its plans, devices, or network. Previous Un-Carrier events have brought us T-Mobile Tuesdays, the One unlimited plan, and a lot of magenta onesies. Right now, there’s no logical massive […]
Let us look at the two important segments of Verizon’s (VZ) wireless revenue. The smaller part is the company’s wireless equipment revenue, whereas the larger part is its wireless service revenue. The declining trend in the wireless component’s service revenue continued during 2Q17. In 2Q17, Verizon reported wireless service revenue of $15.6 billion, a 6.7% […]
ow component Verizon Communications (VZ) stock jumped Thursday on better-than-expected wireless subscriber additions during the second quarter as its chief financial officer extolled its premium pricing strategy on the earnings call. This ad will end in 10 seconds. Autoplay: On | OffShares in the broadband and wireless services provider were up 7.7% to 47.84 on […]
Earlier in 1Q17, Verizon reported wireless service revenue of $15.8 billion, a 6.1% fall YoY. This decline in wireless service revenue is because of the reduction in overage revenue and pricing plan optimization, mainly from single-line subscribers after the launch of the unlimited offerings. About 71% of postpaid phone subscribers are now on an unsubsidized pricing […]
With the company charging $70 per month for 1 unlimited line, $100 for 2 lines and $160 for 4 lines — and with taxes and fees included as of January — T-Mobile’s unlimited pricing still undercuts that of its larger rivals. Not counting taxes/fees, Verizon charges $80 per month for 1 line, $140 for 3 […]
This Week in Pricing > 2/23/19
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Lyft’s ‘Shared Saver’ Feature Has Riders Pay Less But Walk More | Fortune
Lyft launched a new Shared Saver feature Thursday that banks on the assumption that riders are willing to walk a couple blocks to save a couple bucks. Promising to provide the app’s lowest prices, unaffected by surge pricing, Lyft wrote on its blog that Shared Saver gives riders a “pickup spot that’s a quick walk […]
Pricer’s Points: Why Does Bottled Water Cost Significantly More than Tap Water? | Elena Galli
More or less one month ago I was at the airport, heading back to Barcelona after having spent some days in my hometown, Ferrara, a little city in Northern Italy. I was very thirsty so I headed to the first bar I saw and ended up spending an excruciatingly expensive price for my half a […]
Remember MoviePass? It was just delisted | The Chestnut Post
The movie subscription service on Thursday announced a new, complicated pricing structure that is dependent on geography and the kind of movies customers want to watch. Starting in January, MoviePass will offer three plans that members can choose from. The first, called “Select,” starts at $10 a month and will allow subscribers to see three […]
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