High Speed Internet Factsheet

If you are a current Comcast subscriber, or if you’re thinking about signing up for Comcast service, you will soon be able to watch cable television shows such as HBO’s “Entourage” and AMC’s “Mad Men” on your computer without paying any extra price.

Comcast recently announced that a large collection of Hollywood Blockbuster movies will now be available for Comcast customers via Video On Demand on the same day as their DVD release.

Comcast, Sprint, and Clearwire will launch WiMax based high-speed wireless Internet service in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle in the upcoming weeks. WiMax is a long range point-to-point Internet connection that connects a multitude of Wi-Fi spots to the Internet.

This week BusinessWeek published a story titled “World’s Fastest Broadband” that discusses the issue of the public’s access to broadband internet, and focusing on which countries or areas of the world have the fastest and most reliable high-speed Internet connections.

Cox Communications recently rolled out 23 additional HD channels for their customers in James City County, Virginia. These new HD channels will be available to Cox cable TV customers for no additional monthly charge.

Charter Communications has announced new PowerBoost technology that will increase Internet download speeds and enable a more rapid page loading process for its customers.

Time Warner Cable and U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision Communications, announced the launch of TWC’s first Latino-targeted free Video on Demand service called “Lo Mejor On Demand.”

In a recent interview with BusinessWeek magazine, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski shared his thoughts on the nationalization of broadband internet, as well as net neutrality.

As a person who holds great influence over the consumer electronics industry, Genachowski is the principal decision maker in terms of setting rules for both the wired and wireless forms of the internet.

Time Warner Cable will officially launch the Time Warner Cable 4G mobile network in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh North Carolina on December 1, 2009.

Comcast has announced that it has put the finishing touches on its comprehensive security program aimed to protect its high-speed Internet customers. The new Internet security program, called “Constant Guard”, helps protect Comcast customers from bots, viruses, and other sophisticated online security threats.