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The Green Bay Packers announced plans for an increase in Packers season ticket prices for the 2007 season.

The increase in all sections of the stadium bowl will be $5 per ticket.

Each year we look at our ticket prices as they relate to the rest of the league and adjust accordingly, said Mark Wagner, the Packers director of ticket operations. This increase keeps us in the middle of the pack in pricing, where we always try to be.

�We take into account our league ranking in average ticket price and how that relates to our contribution to the shared revenues among visiting teams. The increase in price this year will take both figures to about 20th place among all clubs. That ensures we�re making our fair contribution to the other teams as well as keeping in mind the valuable game day experience we offer our fans. The fans enjoy coming to games at Lambeau Field and taking in all that it offers.�

The game day atmosphere at Lambeau Field remains one of the best such experiences in pro sports. In 2006, Lambeau again was ranked as the No. 1 stadium experience in ESPN The Magazine�s Fan Satisfaction Rankings among 92 professional franchises in a survey of 30,000 sports fans. Lambeau Field ranked No. 1 in 2005 and No. 4 in both 2003 and 2004 in the magazine�s annual surveys.

Season tickets between the 20-yard lines (sections 115-124 and 322-330) now will be priced at $72, other sideline seats (sections 109-114, 125-230, 314-320 and 332-33 will be $64 and end zone seats (sections 100-108, 131-138, 303-312 and 340-354) will cost $59. The average ticket price: $63.39, about 20th in the league.

Comparatively speaking around the NFC North for the 2007 season, the best sideline seat for the Vikings is $111, the Bears $104, and the Lions $70.

Private box tickets in 2007 will be $72, also an increase of $5. Club seat ticket prices are set per contract with each individual ticket holder.