Let's Get Ready to Rumble: Comcast Matches Verizon FiOS Speeds
Marguerite Reardon writes on C|Net News:
Comcast is increasing the speed of its broadband service in what looks like an attempt to keep pace with Verizon Communications' Fios service.More here.
On Tuesday, the nation's largest cable operator confirmed it has doubled download speeds of its fastest broadband service in four cities: Reston, Va.; Sarasota, Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Howard County, Md.
Comcast is automatically upgrading customers of its premiere broadband service to 16mbps (megabits per second) for downloads and 1mbps for uploads at a cost of $52.95 per month. Previously, Comcast had offered customers in these cities speeds of 8mbps downstream and 768kbps (kilobits per second) upstream for $52.95 per month.
The cities selected for the initial upgrade also happen to be those where Verizon Communications is offering its fiber to the home service, called Fios.
posted by Fergie @ 3/28/2006 04:43:00 PM
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