Amazon and Pandora have announced plans to launch a music streaming service in the coming weeks , which will charge around $ 5 per month and offer functionality to compete with existing industry rivals , while also allowing users voice control of their music via Pandora ’s Alexa digital assistant . "Because of flat-rate deals, we hardly get any extra revenue if people spend more time surfing or talking on the phone," Ralph Dommermuth, chief executive of German telco 1&1 Drillisch AG, told Reuters. Discussions are said to be taking place to finalise contracts with music publishers .
Amazon and Pandora have announced plans to launch a music streaming service in the coming weeks , which will charge around $ 5 per month and offer functionality to compete with existing industry rivals , while also allowing users voice control of their music via Pandora ’s Alexa digital assistant . Discussions are said to be taking place to finalise contracts with music publishers .