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Comcast Rolls Out 50 Mbps High-Speed Internet Service in 10 Major Markets

November 5, 2008

By Mike Peters

Comcast has announced the launch of next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 to parts of New England over the next few weeks. The company's leap from broadband to wideband will introduce a new level of Internet speed to Comcast customers.

The new service will be available to millions of residential homes and businesses in the Boston metropolitan region and southern New Hampshire, as well as areas of Philadelphia and New Jersey. These services also will be available in the Twin Cities where wideband was launched earlier this year. Comcast plans to continue to roll out wideband across its footprint and expects to reach more than ten major markets and pass nearly ten million homes and businesses in the next several months.

Comcast Wideband Offers Speeds up to 50 Mbps

With wideband, Comcast will offer among the fastest speeds available today, including the Extreme 50 tier at up to 50 Mbps. It also will enable Comcast to double speeds for the majority of existing high-speed Internet customers at no additional cost.

"Wideband is a game-changer for the industry. With wideband running over our next-generation fiber-optic network, we can greatly enhance our customers' online experience immediately. And these speeds are only a preview of what's to come - wideband will provide the capability of delivering dramatically faster speeds in excess of 160 Mbps in the future," said Mitch Bowling, SVP and general manager of Comcast Online Services.

Comcast Increasing Internet Speeds for Most of its Existing Customers

Comcast will launch two new premium speed tiers to its residential and business class customers. Both services are ideal for households or businesses simultaneously using several computers or Internet-connected devices. They also will appeal to those who simply want some of the fastest speeds available in the U.S. today. The new residential tiers are: Extreme 50, offering up to 50 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 10 Mbps of upstream speed; and Ultra, offering up to 22 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 5 Mbps of upstream speed. In addition to the new speed tiers, Comcast is increasing speeds for most of its existing customers.