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kieran » Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:21 pm
I don't even have Sonic service at my home (I have an account through my parents' plan which I support) let alone fiber service, yet I am in favor of unbundling phone from fiber.
As I understand it, the FTTN product that Sonic offers is re-sold AT&T FTTN service, and Sonic's contract with AT&T for re-selling this service requires that they bundle the phone with it. OK, fine, that stinks but it's understandable. However, the fiber service is Sonic's own product from soup to nuts. There's no reason to bundle anything with it at all.
Quick poll: how many fiber customers out there would be happy to pay your entire current bill if you knew that it was all going to Sonic and none of it was taxes?
I'm thinking the answer rate to that question would be pretty close to 100%.
$60-ish for gigabit fiber is a STEAL. It's beyond a steal, it's possibly the best deal for home internet service in the world. Most monthly rates for internet are around $1/mbps/month. Sonic's fiber service (assuming $60 after taxes) is $0.06/mbps/month. If they were to scale it down, that would be like getting Comcast's 100mbps cable service for $6/month! Think about that; let that sink in. Now add to that the fact that Sonic (unlike Comcast) doesn't cap your data, is pro-net-neutrality, and pro-privacy.
But gosh darn it, why does it need to include $12 in taxes?