Comcast's New Wireless Service Hits 200,000 Subscribers
- Most popular plan of $12 per gig could prove profitable
- Low-cost service adds pressure on rivals in price battle
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Comcast Corp.’s low-cost entry into wireless service, called Xfinity Mobile, has attracted about 200,000 subscribers in less than five months, according to people familiar with the situation who asked not to be named, a warning shot to larger rivals locked in a price battle.
The service is available only to Comcast customers who subscribe to Internet and TV service. When it launched in May, unlimited data plans cost $65 a month, or $45 a month for those who already subscribe to premiere packages that include video and landline phone services. Users also can pay $12 per gigabyte of data they use. They are some of the lowest prices among the top U.S. wireless carriers. Comcast declined to comment.