Comcast Offers 100 Mbps to Businesses

Comcast unveiled 100 Mbps broadband service in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market last week. The tier, which offers 15 Mbps upstream, costs a budget-breaking $369.95 per month. Not surprisingly, it’s targeted at business users.

The service comes bundled with Microsoft Communication Service, McAfee Security Suite software, Comcast’s Web hosting starter package, a static IP and business class 24-hour support.

The company says the tier will eventually be offered in additional markets and to residential customers, but is not specifying when. “We’re starting with commercial customers because we think this kind of speed will be of more interest to them,” Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas told Broadband Reports.

Back in May, Cablevision launched its 101 Mbps tier to residential customers. Although the service costs a mere $99, customers first have to ante-up a $300 “activation fee.” Comcast and Verizon have both publicly suggested that 100 Mbps for residential customers really isn’t practical yet.

Read the release.

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