Monday, 4 June 2012

Pricing for June 17 Verizon FIOS Upgrades Leaks


Times are a-changin' for subscribers to Verizon's FIOS service – for those of you that can actually access the company's fiber-optic network, that is. While the latest news has been that Verizon's planning to adjust the speeds of its FIOS service tiers, only recently have we been able to get a glimpse of just what these changes might actually cost interested users.
According to a litany of supposed training materials sent over to The Verge by an anonymous Verizon employee, Verizon's overall FIOS service will split into six different pricing levels – up two from the four price tiers the company currently offers. New to Verizon's plate will be an (absurdly fast) 300/65 Mbps service that's expected to cost a mere $204.99 monthly with a two-year service agreement. Hello, second mortgage.
Verizon's also bumping up the price of its base 15/5 Mbps service from approximately $55 per month to $65 per month and increasing the contractual obligation from one year to two. While that might cause a few subscribers to shake their fists, Verizon's price and speed adjustments aren't going to cost customers more universally. Read More

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