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lm5449
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Re: So?

Who cares.

ColorBASIC
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Re: So?

Those looking at how Comcast is responding to their stiffest and ever expanding competitor.
quatrix
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Re: So?

It's irrelevant to most users until Verizon buys AT&T.

ColorBASIC
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Re: So?

True but only in the very short term. It will have an impact with those users eventually. For example, the same FiOS pressure that is on Comcast is also on TWC who has been raising speeds. I'm in a FiOS area and our extreme tier has been getting a bump to 15/2 in FiOS markets. I just got my bump today. But also today, the adjoining TWC area that is outside of Verizon's service area (and in AT&Ts) got the bump too. It creates a domino effect. So while someone may not face FiOS, they may face TWC and a new 15/2 tier and have to respond. Then in another market that provider forces another provider to respond. The trick is getting the first provider to jump and over the last couple of years that pressure has come solely from FiOS. We saw Cablevision, Cox and Comcast all respond to those pressures raising speeds drastically. And those cable providers will bring pressure on AT&T and their U-Verse to do better than 6Mb.
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