Verizon Boosts Top Broadband Speed
- Jul 18, 2006 06:10 PM (AP Online)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday raised the
top download speed for its fiber-based Internet service in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut, the areas where it competes with
Cablevision Systems Corp. for broadband customers.
New York customers of Verizon's FiOS paying $89.95 a month can now
get download speeds of 50 megabits per second, up from 30 mbps.
The new speed appears to be the fastest offering from a major U.S.
Internet service provider. At 50 mbps, users of Apple Computer Inc.'s
iTunes Music Store could download a standard-length song in about a
second.
Cablevision has a competing cable broadband service at 30 mbps, far
faster than most cable companies.
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- http://www.quote.com/home/news/story.asp?story=59829820
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