SBC Yahoo! DSL Returns to Best-Ever Price of
$26.95 a Month for High Speed Internet Service
Extending its leadership in delivering the most
choices and best value in broadband Internet service, SBC
Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) today announced the return of
its most popular promotional pricing for SBC Yahoo! DSL: $26.95
a month when ordered online or through retail outlets. (Other
monthly charges apply; see below.)
The offer was first introduced in October 2003 on
a limited basis and has also been available for customers who
subscribe to SBC Total Connections, a premium SBC bundle which
includes local and long distance services, call management
features and wireless service.
Now, the new price promotion is also available to
any new residential SBC customer who orders online at sbc.com or
at any of the more than 2,000 retail outlets where SBC Yahoo!
DSL service is offered.
Additionally, to simplify choices for customers
and make it even more convenient for them to personalize their
SBC Yahoo! DSL service, SBC Internet Services now offers two
levels of speed offerings, designed to meet customers' bandwidth
and budget needs. Customers can choose from:
SBC Yahoo! DSL Express: Offered for as low as
$26.95 a month, the standard SBC Yahoo! DSL service, with
speeds of 384 Kbps - 1.5 Mbps x 128 Kbps, provides plenty of
capacity for activities like surfing the Web, sending e-mail
messages and online shopping.
SBC Yahoo! DSL Pro: Starting as low as $36.99 a
month, this new flagship package delivers up to twice the
bandwidth with 1.5 - 3.0 Mbps x 384 - 416 Kbps. (Other monthly
charges apply; see below.) It's ideal for downloading music,
streaming video, playing online games, and sending and
receiving large files.
"With simplified packages, great promotional
pricing and speeds of up to 3.0 Mbps, SBC Yahoo! DSL subscribers
can do more, even faster than before, and save money while
they're at it," said Ray Wilkins, group president, SBC marketing
and sales. "Our leadership in delivering innovative DSL Internet
offers, value pricing and more choices is the cornerstone of our
success as the nation's largest DSL provider."
In addition to the multiple speed offerings,
ongoing enhancements to SBC Yahoo! DSL deliver personalized
content for home and business users, powerful communications
tools, industry-leading safety and security features and a
comprehensive parental controls and content filtering package.
To learn more about SBC Yahoo! DSL, customers can visit
sbc.com/sbcyahoo or call 1-866-SBC-YAHOO.
Customers will also be charged a monthly FUSF
(Federal Universal Service Fund) cost recovery fee to help cover
charges from our data transport supplier pursuant to state and
federal telecom regulations. This fee is not a tax or government
required charge.
$26.95 and $36.99 monthly pricing available for
new online orders or if purchased as part of a SBC Total
Connections bundle. SBC local service and one year term
required. $200 early termination fee. At the end of term,
then-current rate applies. $150-$200 additional charge if
technician install is required or desired. The equipment charge
will appear on the first bill along with any corresponding and
offsetting instant credits. Laptop users and some desktop users
may need to purchase an Ethernet card. Billing begins on service
activation date. Service not available in all areas. Subject to
change without notice. Acceptance of Terms of Service required.
Taxes and additional fees extra. Other restrictions apply.
SBC Yahoo! DSL is an information service that
combines DSL transport, Internet access and applications from
SBC Internet Services, with customized content, services, and
applications from Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logos and other
product and service names are the trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. SBC, the SBC logo and other product
names are trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. All other
brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. (C) 2004 SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. and
Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) is a Fortune
50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand,
provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business,
directory publishing and advertising, and related services to
businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless,
which serves more than 24 million wireless customers. SBC
companies provide high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more
American consumers than any other provider and are among the
nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies
also now offer satellite TV service. Additional information
about SBC and SBC products and services is available at sbc.com.
