I'm curious about two things here: 1. Did Comcast have cable facilities in these areas before (but didn't have them connected to their fiber backbone)? Or is this a totally new build? 2. Is Comcast doing their standard coax-to-the-home? I'm guessing so, but RFoG would be pretty cool...
Comcast had 1980s-era 1-way non-HFC service in these areas. They upgraded them to HFC. Disgusting that in 2010 there is still 1-way cable plant in the USA.