Deutsche Telekom lowers its pricing of IPTV packages in what's being called a "price offensive". The Entertain Comfort package is now €10 cheaper at €49.95 a month and the Entertain Comfort Plus package will be available for €59.95. The new pricing policy was announced at CeBIt in order for Deutsche Telekom to better position itself in the triple play market.
“Starting in April, our customers will be able to program their media receivers over the Internet from any PC or Internet-capable handset,” said Timotheus Höttges, Deutsche Telekom board member responsible for T-Home Sales and Service.
Deutsche Telekom plans to continue its drive of VDSL and ADSL2+ development. Approximately, 20 million more households will gain high-speed Internet access and with the capability to use IPTV by the end of 2008.