A planned Comcast broadband data cap policy for its markets in the Northeast has been pushed back again. The nation’s largest wireline broadband service provider by total subscribers says the data cap policy will be delayed until 2022. This is…
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TDS Plans to Double Fiber Locations by 2024, Gigabit and IPTV Growth Continues
TDS reported 2020 results last week and the carrier’s recent narrative remains relatively unchanged. That narrative includes growing TDS fiber locations, growing broadband penetration, and actually adding video subscribers. TDS fiber locations surpassed 300K, now reaching approximately 36% of the…
Report: Pandemic Drives a 35% Increase in Global Internet Capacity
The COVID-19 pandemic drove International Internet capacity from 450 Tbps to 600 Tbps – a 35% increase — between 2019 and last year, according to TeleGeography. The 2021 Global Internet Map, which was sponsored by Netskope, found growth in four…
Parks: 24% of Broadband Subscribers Likely to Upgrade Service Within Six Months
Nearly a quarter (24%) of U.S. broadband subscribers are likely to upgrade service within six months, according to new research from Parks Associates. Researchers attributed the finding, based on research conducted in the third quarter of 2020, to the COVID-19…
AT&T Fiber Pokes Fun at Cable Broadband Upload Speeds, But is it Working?
In a new marketing push, AT&T Fiber is seizing on the inherent disadvantage of cable broadband service – its slower upload speed capabilities. Contrasted with fiber broadband, current DOCSIS-based broadband service delivers much slower upload speed. Upload speed has become…
Comcast Will Delay Imposing Data Caps in Northeast
Comcast has agreed to delay imposing data caps on broadband service in its Northeast division until July 2021. The agreement resulted from negotiations with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, according to a press release from the AG. Comcast’s broadband service…
As Gigabit Adoption Accelerates, Google Fiber 2 Gig Service Footprint Expands
Google Fiber is bringing 2 gig service to additional markets in Utah (Salt Lake City and Provo) and to Atlanta. The service is already available in Nashville and Huntsville, Ala. Google Fiber began testing 2 gig service back in September…
Charter Spectrum Broadband Download Speeds Double in 17 Markets
Spectrum announced today that is has doubled download speeds in 17 of its markets for its basic speed tier from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps. The 17 markets with the faster Spectrum download speeds have a combined 8 million homes…
Signaling Little Fear of Verizon Fios, Comcast Dramatically Expands Usage Data Caps
Comcast will expand broadband usage data caps to a significant portion of its footprint, beginning next year. Comcast limits data usage to 1.2 TBs on its non-unlimited data plans before charging additional fees for subscribers who exceed that monthly limit….
Report: Broadband Power Users See Dramatic Growth
Broadband power users, defined as subscribers who use 1 TB per month or more, are growing dramatically, according to the latest OVBI report from OpenVault. Broadband users are also adopting faster speeds, according to OpenVault data. The firm’s third quarter…
