For the second time this year, Comcast will boost internet speeds on its most popular Xfinity customer plans.
The cable giant said this week it is boosting the speed of its internet service to more than 20 million Xfinity households across the country, including Chattanooga.
The country's largest gigabit network is boosting speeds on its most popular plans to give customers with an even better connectivity experience as they stream the latest 4K blockbuster, game online, videoconference, and more, all at the same time. With this latest round of speed increases, Comcast officials said Xfinity will provide significantly faster speeds and better reliability than mobile and 5G Home Internet.
"Households in Chattanooga and across the country continue to see a sharp increase in their connected devices, so faster internet speeds and a more reliable connection have never been more critical," Jason Gumbs, Comcast's regional senior vice president, said in a statement Tuesday.
Comcast is facing continued competitive pressure from national rivals like AT&T and Google Fiber and local competitors like EPB and Ringgold Telephone Co. This summer, Comcast announced that it had lost residential broadband customers for the first time ever.
Beginning this week, new and existing Xfinity customers will be able to take advantage of the following upgraded speeds:
• Performance Starter/Connect from 50 Mbps to 75 Mbps
• Performance/Connect More from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps
• Performance Pro/Fast from 300 Mbps to 400 Mbps
• Blast/Superfast from 600 Mbps to 800 Mbps
• Extreme Pro/Gigabit (formerly Ultrafast) from 900 Mbps to 1 Gbps
There will be no added charges for customers, the company said. Comcast announced similar speed increases in March with no hikes in billing.
— Compiled by Dave Flessner