SPOTLIGHT: Europe's super cable triple play

Across the pond, cable operators and fiber-to-the-home operators are offering triple-play services that include 100 Mbps service for prices as low as $38 a month. France's Numericable's $38 service also includes phone service and 120 TV channels, and can be upgraded to 100 Mbps downstream capabilities and unlimited national calls for $25.26 per month.

Pricing is higher in other nations - as there is less competition than in France -- but cable broadband service is making a significant impact in the Netherlands, Finland and Spain. In Finland, a basic triple play service offered by Welho is around $63.41 per month and includes 100 Mbps downstream/10 Mbps upstream, a basic TV services package and some voice services. 

It is tempting to call voice services as "too cheap to meter" at prices like these, but we're not quite there yet.

For more:
- Light Reading talks about Europe triple play competition. Article.

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