AT&T says 5G will be priced like home Internet - pay more for faster speeds [telecom]

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Users "are willing to pay a premium" for 500Mbps or 1Gbps, AT&T CEO says.

By Jon Brodkin

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson today said that 5G will likely be priced similarly to wireline Internet, with customers paying more for faster speeds.

With 5G, "I will be very surprised if... the pricing regime in wireless doesn't look something like the pricing regime you see in fixed line," Stephenson said during an earnings call today