Substance use disorder is a progressive and chronic. disease, but also one that can be successfully treated. Although alcohol is the drug of choice for the general. population, nurses have increased access to controlled. substances, contributing to a higher incidence of. dependence on them.
For the first time, the music royalty fee will also be passed along to standalone SiriusXM Internet Radio subscribers. Currently, internet-only customers pay $14.99 per month for most of SiriusXMâs channels plus premium content from Howard Stern and others. Starting in January, an additional fee of $2.08 will be tacked on to the monthly bills of internet-only customers, bringing the total cost to a little over $17 per month. SiriusXM began passing along the cost of music royalties to subscribers in 2009 shortly after the merger of the two satellite radio companies.
While subscriber gains have usually been the focus of most discussions concerning Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI), the increase in average subscription fee is another important factor governing the satellite radio companyâs growth. Sirius XMâs average subscription fee rose by roughly 5% in 2012, amounting to $124 per subscriber per year. This was primarily driven by the price increase that the company implemented last year, and the impact will be visible in 2013 as well due to the gradual roll-out.