The Internet is a complex series of networks, applications and connected devices and I’ve talked a lot about its evolution over the last couple of years. Various facilities make up the Internet’s physical networks including the backbone, local facilities and high capacity lines connecting businesses, web sites and large companies to each other and the backbone. A variety of technologies – wired and wireless – make up the high capacity networks including what are sometimes called private...
Read MoreIf you’ve been a Verizon FiOS Internet customer for the past several years, you know that we’ve continued to offer you faster speeds. In 2004 when we launched FiOS Internet, our entry level download speed was 5 Mbps, and the upload speed was 2 Mbps. Fast forward to June 2008, when we made 50/20 Mbps available to all FiOS customers. There’s no doubt we’ve transformed the market for high-speed broadband services in the United States, and cable has had to play catch-up. Yet cable’s response has...
Read MoreRecently, we’ve seen a number of high-speed broadband developments that are worth a second look. According to online reports, some Cablevision customers have been surprised to learn that they’ll pay one-time fees to connect to the cable company’s much-discussed 101 Mbps Internet access service. The fee isn’t mentioned in the press release announcing the service – and it’s a whopper, $300. Cablevision customers will pay a $300 activation fee for the new tier of service. They also will be...
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