. AT&T serves up 75 Mbps U-verse broadband speed tier
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AT&T (NYSE: T) may have created a lot of buzz with its 1 Gbps deployments in Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, N.C., but the launch of its 75 Mbps U-verse tier illustrates that it's just as motivated to expand its existing fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) service base.
The service provider will offer the High Speed Internet 75/8 Mbps service option in four markets: parts of Monterey and Sacramento, Calif.; Toledo, Ohio; and El Paso, Texas.
Eligible customers will be able to get the 75 Mbps tier for $74.95 as a standalone service and $39.95 if purchased as part of a bundle. However, AT&T said that offers "may not be combined with other promotional offers on the same services and may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice."
Bundles continue to be a factor with AT&T's customer base. According to the telco, 97 percent of its IPTV customers already purchase dual- and triple-play bundles. During the third quarter, AT&T said ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers continued to be more than $170 a month.
To make this new speed option available, AT&T said that it upgraded its existing copper network by incorporating a new 17 MHz signal, twice the 8.5 MHz that was previously available.
Similar to the rollout of its 45 Mbps tier, AT&T said that it expects to expand the availability not only in these four markets, but also across the 21 states where it currently provides U-verse today.
With the addition of the 75 Mbps offering, AT&T will now have a speed portfolio that will range from as low as 3 Mbps and up to 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps in select markets where the GigaPower service is available.
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