COMCAST ROLLS OUT EXTREME 50 MBPS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
13 Communities Now Have Access to New, Faster Speed Tier Options;
Will Double Speeds for Most Existing Customers For No Additional Cost
NASHVILLE, TN (June 30, 2009) – Comcast, Tennessee’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced it is beginning to make the leap from broadband to wideband with the launch of next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 for residential homes across Middle Tennessee. Communities served by the new upgraded services include Murfreesboro, La Vergne, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee City, Kingston Springs, White Bluff, Burns, Charlotte, Pegram and Waverly. Comcast will continue the rollout in its Middle Tennessee market throughout 2009.
With wideband, Comcast will introduce a new echelon of Internet speed tiers, which will redefine the customer experience online and create a platform for Internet innovation in the years ahead. Comcast will offer among the fastest speeds available today, including the Extreme 50 tier with download speeds of up to 50 Mbps. Wideband will also enable Comcast to double speeds for the majority of existing high-speed Internet customers at no additional cost.
“Comcast has the largest fiber optic network in the nation, and with wideband we will utilize our existing fiber optic network that is already in the ground in neighborhoods across our footprint. With this next generation of service, our customers’ online experience will be dramatically enhanced. Best of all, this service will continue to be launched in Middle Tennessee throughout 2009 making it available to all of our customers throughout the service area,” said John Gauder, market vice president for Comcast in Middle Tennessee. “And this is just the beginning, wideband, combined with our fiber optic network, will give us the capability of meeting the needs of our customers for many years to come by offering even faster speeds in the future.”
As part of the wideband deployment, Comcast will launch two new premium speed tiers to its residential customers. Both new services are ideal for households simultaneously using several computers or Internet-connected devices. They also will appeal to those who simply want some of the fastest speeds available today:
New Residential Tiers
• Extreme 50, offering up to 50 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 10 Mbps of upstream speed at $99.95/month.*
• Ultra, offering up to 22 Mbps of downstream speed and up to 5 Mbps of upstream speed at $62.95/month.*
With Extreme 50, Comcast customers will be able to download a high-def movie (6 GB) in about 16 minutes, a standard-def movie (2 GB) in about 5 minutes and a standard-def TV show (300 MB) in a matter of seconds. Customers with Extreme 50 also will be able to download digital photos, songs and games faster than ever.
In addition to the new speed tiers, Comcast also is increasing speeds for most of its existing customers at no additional charge.
• Performance tier customers will benefit from doubled downstream and upstream speeds, offering up to 12 Mbps and 2 Mbps, respectively.
• Performance Plus customers will be upgraded to Comcast’s Blast! tier, which will double their download speeds to up to 16 Mbps and provide up to 2 Mbps of upload speed.
Plus, with PowerBoost® technology, customers are able to enjoy even faster speeds to download and upload files such as videos, games, music and photos.
To find out when wideband will be available customers can visit www.comcast.com/fastestfast or call (615) 244-5900. Comcast customers will also receive notification as DOCSIS 3.0 becomes available in their area.
*Pricing for residential customers and requires subscription to Comcast Cable and/or Comcast Digital Voice service (does not include modem/EMTA or router).
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast’s content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast’s Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
