Wireless network music provided by AT&T and Napster Mobile with five million songs.
Wireless network music provided by AT&T and Napster Mobile with five million songs.
By Andy Hodges
Oct 23, 2007 02:42 AM GMT
AT&T on Monday announced an extension of its relationship with Napster, and beginning next month will offer subscribers access to over-the-air downloads of songs from the company's catalog of over five million tracks. Those of AT&T's 63 million subscribers with compatible phones will be able to buy songs a la carte for $1.99 each, which includes a copy that can be downloaded to a PC; five-song bundles will also be offered for $7.49 per month.
AT&T launched a similar offering with digital music retailer eMusic last month, and also partnered with Apple to offer iTunes software for mobile phones and the iTunes Wi-Fi Store on the iPhone. Last month, AT&T made a separate "over-the-air" deal with eMusic to bring Digital Rights Management-free songs to phones. Napster becomes the second "o-t-a" deal for the company, bringing the largest catalog but no DRM-free. In any case, this is a smart move because it does offer more content on AT&T phones and allows the company to compete with other wireless providers directly. Rivals Sprint and Verizon have offered over-the-air song download services for over a year.
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