Earlier this year, cable operator Comcast began offering 50 Mbps Internet service to customers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and claimed that the new “wideband” offering would be available throughout its entire service area by the year 2010. Now the company is making its first steps in that direction, announcing an expansion of 50 Mbps service in selected markets.
According to Comcast, 50 Mbps service will go online part of New England (including the Boston metro area and southern New Hampshire), parts of Philadelphia, and New Jersey in the next few weeks. Over the next several months, Comcast says the service should be available in 10 major markets and be available to nearly 10 million homes and businesses.
