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To: QuietWon who wrote (3090)3/15/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: lml  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
FYI, QM:

Century@Home, whenever it becomes available, is offering $10 off its monthly $40 Internet access for current Century Communications cable subscribers. Not sure whether this includes the cable lease fee.

Current cable subscription that includes basic + premium channels average about $40/mo., so total cost would be roughly $70/mo.

While you raise a good point, the cables need some additional revenue source to pay for the tremendous capital expense required to upgrade their plant to deliver interactive services.

Now if you happen to live is a fairly new area where such plant upgrades would not be necessary, than your point has more merit. I believe that in a community such as Carlsbad, California, one of the first communities to have @Home service, access rates are in the $20-25 range. I'm not sure what the cable subscription rate is, but I wouldn't be surprised if its in the same range. If so, then you are seeing a pricing model you would consider "fair."
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