Da-Chief
04-22-2008, 15:42
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Qwest's delayed next-gen broadband plan (leaked to us first last Summer (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/86625)) is to spend $300 million to deliver 20Mbps ADSL2+ to about 1.5 million customers over the next two years. The company is also testing line-bonded VDSL (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/90785) at speeds of 38Mbps, but they've repeatedly stated they aren't interested in being a video provider. From the limited scope of their upgrades (Compare Qwest's plan to the $6.5 billion AT&T is spending on U-Verse and the $23 billion Verizon is spending on FiOS), they're apparently barely interested in being a broadband provider.
Qwest hopes to see a FTTN penetration rate of 40% by 2010, with upgrades costing the company around $175 per home. So far, Qwest has been mum on the pricing and name of the new 20Mbps tier, but we're starting to see rumbling in our forums (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/r20353356-New-high-speed-tier-and-price-increases) that it should be somewhere around $100, provided you bundle phone service. At the very least, the new tiers are expected to look something like this if you bundle and sign a long-term contract:Qwest Connect Quantum (20M) Up to 20128 Up to 896 $98.00
Qwest Connect Titanium (12M) Up to 12128 Up to 896 $48.00
We're seeking confirmation from Qwest, though they traditionally don't comment on looming launches. There's also rumors surfacing that some slower Qwest DSL tiers could see a $3 price hike very soon. If anyone at Qwest has additional info on the looming launch, please drop us a line (http://www.corpsman.com/news).
Update: Digging through the Qwest website (https://myaccount.qwest.com/MasterWebPortal/appmanager/home/Shop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=BroadbandLandingPage), we noticed that the prices are starting to show up on Qwest's website for some locations, and the prices are different depending on the amount of local competition. A screen grab we took just now using zip code 99362: att=1300009 The price for 20Mbps/1Mbps service without phone service is $105, a price that jumps to $115 per month after a year. The price for 12Mbps/1Mbps service in that market is $52 a month, a price that jumps to $65 a month after 12 months. Still no official announcement from the company, but we wouldn't be surprised to see it surface this week.
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Qwest's delayed next-gen broadband plan (leaked to us first last Summer (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/86625)) is to spend $300 million to deliver 20Mbps ADSL2+ to about 1.5 million customers over the next two years. The company is also testing line-bonded VDSL (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/90785) at speeds of 38Mbps, but they've repeatedly stated they aren't interested in being a video provider. From the limited scope of their upgrades (Compare Qwest's plan to the $6.5 billion AT&T is spending on U-Verse and the $23 billion Verizon is spending on FiOS), they're apparently barely interested in being a broadband provider.
Qwest hopes to see a FTTN penetration rate of 40% by 2010, with upgrades costing the company around $175 per home. So far, Qwest has been mum on the pricing and name of the new 20Mbps tier, but we're starting to see rumbling in our forums (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/r20353356-New-high-speed-tier-and-price-increases) that it should be somewhere around $100, provided you bundle phone service. At the very least, the new tiers are expected to look something like this if you bundle and sign a long-term contract:Qwest Connect Quantum (20M) Up to 20128 Up to 896 $98.00
Qwest Connect Titanium (12M) Up to 12128 Up to 896 $48.00
We're seeking confirmation from Qwest, though they traditionally don't comment on looming launches. There's also rumors surfacing that some slower Qwest DSL tiers could see a $3 price hike very soon. If anyone at Qwest has additional info on the looming launch, please drop us a line (http://www.corpsman.com/news).
Update: Digging through the Qwest website (https://myaccount.qwest.com/MasterWebPortal/appmanager/home/Shop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=BroadbandLandingPage), we noticed that the prices are starting to show up on Qwest's website for some locations, and the prices are different depending on the amount of local competition. A screen grab we took just now using zip code 99362: att=1300009 The price for 20Mbps/1Mbps service without phone service is $105, a price that jumps to $115 per month after a year. The price for 12Mbps/1Mbps service in that market is $52 a month, a price that jumps to $65 a month after 12 months. Still no official announcement from the company, but we wouldn't be surprised to see it surface this week.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Launching-20Mbps-DSL-For-100-93785)
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