[opendtv] TWC Sets 300-Meg Debut In Austin | Multichannel
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 07:39:16 -0400
Perhaps this is an indication of what can happen with a free market approach to
broadband...
Regards
Craig
http://www.multichannel.com/news/broadband/twc-sets-300-meg-debut-austin/374705
TWC Sets 300-Meg Debut In Austin
Time Warner Cable said more than 100,000 subs in Austin, Texas, equal to about
40% of customers in the area, will have access to a batch of broadband speed
increases, capped off by a new 300 Mbps service that will replace its current
50-Meg offering, starting June 3.
TWC, which is in the process of being acquired by Comcast, revealed the speed
plan for Austin in February, announcing that it will extend similar speed
upgrades to six broadband tiers in the speed-crazy city. Portions of Austin are
also home to AT&T’s 1-Gig-capable, fiber-fed “U-verse With GigaPower” service,
and Google Fiber is preparing to connect homes to its 1-Gig platform by
mid-year.
Among the upgrades, TWC’s Standard plan will jump from 15 Mbps down to 50 Mbps
for no extra charge. Some customers will need a DOCSIS 3.0 modem to get the
speed upgrades. Those who lease modems from the MSO and need a new one to get
the faster speeds can get one for no additional charge, TWC said.
TWC said the rollout will continue over the “next few months” and be wrapped up
by this fall, noting that the faster speeds are the result of a nearly $60
million investment in its Austin area network.
TWC has already begun to offer speeds of up to 300 Mbps in parts of New York
City and Los Angeles as part of its “TWC Maxx” all-digital network and service
upgrade initiative.
TWC said it has also deployed more than 2,000 WiFi hotspots in Austin, which
are accessible by its residential and business broadband customers as well as
customers who get broadband from other members of the CableWiFi roaming
alliance. Other members include Comcast, Bright House Networks, Cablevision
Systems and Cox Communications.
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