Facing competition from the more widely available and less expensive DSL broadband Internet connections, Comcast has announced a speed increase in its residential cable broadband service. The cable giant said the speed bump — which increases Comcast’s high-speed Internet service from 3 megabits-per-second download speed up to 4 mbps and the current 4 mbps service up to 6 mbps — was preparation for a suite of new online services that includes gaming, music and movies.
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Comcast Cranks Up Broadband Speed
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 18, 2005 07:53 AMFacing competition from the more widely available and less expensive DSL broadband Internet connections, Comcast has announced a speed increase in its residential cable broadband service. The cable giant said the speed bump — which increases Comcast’s high-speed Internet service from 3 megabits-per-second download speed up to 4 mbps and the current 4 mbps service up to 6 mbps — was preparation for a suite of new online services that includes gaming, music and movies.