AT&T Takes On Google Fiber In Kansas City

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Taking aim at Google Fiber and incumbent pay TV providers such as Time Warner Cable and Comcast, AT&T announced that it has launched its fiber-fed U-verse with "GigaPower" platform to pockets of the Kansas City area. Offering a mix of stand-alone 1-Gig broadband alongside TV and voice bundles, AT&T said it is launching GigaPower in portions of Leawood, Lenexa, Olathe, and Overland Park, Kansas, and “in surrounding communities located throughout the metro area.” AT&T said it plans to expand GigaPower to Independence (MO) and Shawnee (KS).

Here’s how AT&T will price and package GigaPower in the Kansas City area early on:

  • A standalone 1-Gig broadband service for $70 per month along with an waiver of equipment, installation and activation fees, and a three-year price guarantee. Customers who take the “Premier” GigaPower offer also agree to participate in AT&T Internet Preferences, the telco’s targeted Web advertising program.
  • A 1-Gig/TV bundle that starts at $120 per month, that includes free HBO and access to the programmer’s TV Everywhere service, HBO GO, for 36 months.
  • A triple-play package (1-Gig, TV and voice) starting at $150 per month.

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