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Comcast Increases High-Speed Internet Upstream Speeds for Customers

July 9, 2008

Comcast has announced that it will offer its Performance and Performance Plus residential customers increased upstream speeds for high-speed Internet at no additional cost. Comcast's 6 Mbps / 384 Kbps Performance tier speeds will nearly triple to 6 Mbps /1 Mbps, and the current Performance Plus tier speeds of 8 Mbps / 768 Kbps will more than double to 8 Mbps / 2 Mbps.

"As the Internet and its functionality evolves, so will our services and offerings," said Mitch Bowling, senior vice president and general manager of Comcast High-Speed Internet and Comcast Cable. "We've made a number of complimentary speed increases over the last few years and we focused this latest increase on upstream speeds so our customers can take advantage of the ever-expanding amount of interactive applications the Internet has to offer."

Comcast Offers Subscribers Faster Download Speeds

Comcast subscribers will also receive faster download speeds with Comcast's PowerBoost technology, also at no additional cost. With PowerBoost technology, Comcast customers can get up to 12 Mbps downloads on the Performance tier and up to 16 Mbps downloads on the Performance Plus tier for files such as videos, games, music, and digital photos.

Comcast to Offer 100 Mbps Speed Over Next Two Years

Increasing upstream speeds is one of several speed enhancements Comcast has implemented in 2008. Earlier this year, Comcast announced it would be evolving from broadband to wideband with the deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) technology, which delivers high-speed Internet service across fiber-optic cable networks. Comcast recently launched its first DOCSIS 3.0 market in the Twin Cities with up to 50 Mbps download speed and 5 Mbps uploads. Comcast expects to deliver up to 100 Mbps to its customers over the next two years with the capability of delivering higher speeds of 160 Mbps or more in the future.