Comcast juices Internet speed

Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson Jul 4, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>Seattle Comcast users got a boost today when the company upgraded all of its users to higher Internet speeds, gratis. According to a Comcast news release, "the company has increased the download speeds of three service tiers: 'Performance' now offers speeds up to 50 Mbps, up from</p></h2>
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            <p>Seattle Comcast users got a boost today when the company upgraded all of its users to higher Internet speeds, gratis. According to a Comcast news release, "the company has increased the download speeds of three service tiers: 'Performance' now offers speeds up to 50 Mbps, up from 25 Mbps; 'Blast' is now 105 Mbps, up from 50 Mbps; and 'Extreme 105' has been bumped to 150 Mbps." The move comes as Seattle CTO Michael Mattmiller has launched a study to determine the feasibility and market demand for a municipal (ie. city-owned and operated) broadband network. The city has also loosened regulations about rights-of-way for providers to encourage private competition. Over the summer, CenturyLink unveiled Internet speeds up to 1000 Mbps in select areas of Seattle. — B.A.</p>
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Seattle Comcast users got a boost today when the company upgraded all of its users to higher Internet speeds, gratis. According to a Comcast news release, "the company has increased the download speeds of three service tiers: 'Performance' now offers speeds up to 50 Mbps, up from 25 Mbps; 'Blast' is now 105 Mbps, up from 50 Mbps; and 'Extreme 105' has been bumped to 150 Mbps." The move comes as Seattle CTO Michael Mattmiller has launched a study to determine the feasibility and market demand for a municipal (ie. city-owned and operated) broadband network. The city has also loosened regulations about rights-of-way for providers to encourage private competition. Over the summer, CenturyLink unveiled Internet speeds up to 1000 Mbps in select areas of Seattle. — B.A.

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By Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson was Managing Editor at Crosscut, following tech, culture, media and politics. She founded Crosscut's Community Idea Lab.   Previously community manager of the Tribune Company’