Comcast has reduced the price of its 50-Mbit/s cable Internet service by more than 25 percent.
On Tuesday, Comcast rolled out its 50-Mbit/s downstream and 10-Mbit/s upstream "wideband" service to the Washington D.C. metro area, charging just $99.95 for the service, if a user signs up for both wideband and either a TV or voice package. Customers who wish to sign up for the 22-Mbit "Ultra" package will pay just $62.95 per month, again with a voice or TV package. Pricing for the "Ultra" tier remains unchanged.
As recently as April, when Comcast extended its service to the San Francisco Bay Area, the cable company charged $139.95 per month for 50-Mbit service, if a consumer also signed up for cable TV.
It was not clear whether the lower prices Comcast planned to charge customers in the Washington D.C. area would be rolled out nationwide, and whether they would be extended to those customers with existing service contracts.
Comcast officials were not immediately available to explain the price cut, which will also affect those customers who only sign up for Internet access. That price will drop to $116.95, Reuters reported.
Business customers can also sing up for a "Deluxe" 50-Mbit/10-Mbit service for $189.95 per month, including Microsoft Communications Service with "corporate-class email, calendaring and document sharing, plus firewalls and static IP addresses. Comcast said it doubled the speeds on the Starter tier to 12-Mbit/2-Mbit, and created a new Premium tier of 22-Mbit/5-Mbit services for $99.95 per month.
source:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348483,00.asp
On Tuesday, Comcast rolled out its 50-Mbit/s downstream and 10-Mbit/s upstream "wideband" service to the Washington D.C. metro area, charging just $99.95 for the service, if a user signs up for both wideband and either a TV or voice package. Customers who wish to sign up for the 22-Mbit "Ultra" package will pay just $62.95 per month, again with a voice or TV package. Pricing for the "Ultra" tier remains unchanged.
As recently as April, when Comcast extended its service to the San Francisco Bay Area, the cable company charged $139.95 per month for 50-Mbit service, if a consumer also signed up for cable TV.
It was not clear whether the lower prices Comcast planned to charge customers in the Washington D.C. area would be rolled out nationwide, and whether they would be extended to those customers with existing service contracts.
Comcast officials were not immediately available to explain the price cut, which will also affect those customers who only sign up for Internet access. That price will drop to $116.95, Reuters reported.
Business customers can also sing up for a "Deluxe" 50-Mbit/10-Mbit service for $189.95 per month, including Microsoft Communications Service with "corporate-class email, calendaring and document sharing, plus firewalls and static IP addresses. Comcast said it doubled the speeds on the Starter tier to 12-Mbit/2-Mbit, and created a new Premium tier of 22-Mbit/5-Mbit services for $99.95 per month.
source:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348483,00.asp
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