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Comcast Looking To Offer À La Carte Streaming Music To ISP And Cable Customers

TechCrunch  Jan 20 10

Comcast is in discussions with partners to offer a music streaming service to its customers as an à la carte offering, we've heard from multiple sources. For an additional monthly charge of $5 or more, users will be able to stream on demand music online via a website and on their TV via their cable box. For the last 18 months a Danish ISP called TDC has been offering customers in that country the ability to stream music online as part of their basic ISP packages ranging from $47 to $65 per month. From what we've heard from our friends in Denmark, the service is very popular. The Comcast service would offer users the ability to stream music without any additional charges. Full story...

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