AT&T CEO Warns That Metered Pricing On the Way
Be Careful What You Wish For
As someone who has worked in the wireless industry for over 10 years, with three of the four major US carriers, and who remembers the days before text messaging was possible, this is interesting.
All of the companies for the past several years have pushed Data sales and usage, since minute plans had reached a point of break-even and were no longer profitable. Data was suppose to be where new profits would come from.
Now this.
AT&T carries twice the data usage as the other carriers, mostly due to the iPhone, as well as WM and RIM devices and their reputation and service has suffered in areas.
What remains to be seen with AT&T, and very likely at least Verizon if they decide to follow suit as they have suggested in the past, is ho...
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All of the companies for the past several years have pushed Data sales and usage, since minute plans had reached a point of break-even and were no longer profitable. Data was suppose to be where new profits would come from.
Now this.
AT&T carries twice the data usage as the other carriers, mostly due to the iPhone, as well as WM and RIM devices and their reputation and service has suffered in areas.
What remains to be seen with AT&T, and very likely at least Verizon if they decide to follow suit as they have suggested in the past, is ho...
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