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Article #412Re: NEWS: US edges towards mobile antitrust case
From: Bill Z.
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:32
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:32
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Todd Allcock <elecconnec@aNOoSPAMl.com> writes: > At 07 Jul 2009 22:15:12 -0700 Bill Z. wrote: > > Competition has held voice rates in check, capped maximum revenues > (everyone has a $99 "unlimited" plan now) and ARPU (average revenue per > user) was fairly flat until ancillary services like messaging and data > took off. > > > As long as people are willing to pay the exhorbitant rates, what > incentive does any carrier have to lower them? You might argue that > offering free texting might draw in more customers, but if carriers are > making an average of $5/month/customer from texting plans and a la carte > charges, that "lost" revenue, if they were to give it away, has to come > from somewhere. Would you be happier if they drop texting to $0.01, and > raise your voice plan $5.00 to compensate? I wouldn't, because I manage > to live happily without texting. I'd rather they drop voice plans $5 and > raise texting to $0.50! I'd rather have them eliminate the "$99 unlimited" plan and charge a fair price for everything (and maybe even do what they do in Europe and charge the sender/call-originator the full cost). -- My real name backwards: nemuaZ lliB
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