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Comcast Boosts Speeds for More Than 12 Million Xfinity Internet Customers
Connect, Connect More, Fast and Prepaid Customers Get Faster Speeds at No Additional Cost --News Direct--Today, millions of Xfinity Internet customers who
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[{"type":"text","content":"Connect, Connect More, Fast and Prepaid Customers Get Faster Speeds at No Additional Cost\n--News Direct--Today, millions of Xfinity Internet customers who subscribe to value-focused products – Connect, Connect More, Fast and Prepaid – are waking up to faster speeds at no additional cost. As the need for data increases in ever-connected households, Xfinity is ensuring customers can stream, surf, and share on a network and service they can rely on today and in the future. “For more than 20 years, we have shown our appreciation to our customers with annual speed increases,” said Emily Waldorf, Senior Vice President, Consumer Internet Services, Comcast. “Streaming live sports, gaming, and other data-rich applications are driving Internet consumption to new heights, and with the potential that funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program will not be renewed, this year we have really leaned into boosting speeds for our value portfolio so all our customers can take advantage of these new capabilities.”Starting today, new and existing customers can take advantage of the following speed increases: Connect: 75 Mbps to 150 MbpsConnect More: 200 Mbps to 300 MbpsFast: 400 Mbps to 500 MbpsXfinity Prepaid: 50 Mbps to 200 MbpsValue Beyond Fast SpeedsThe speed increases rolling out today are made possible by Comcast’s fiber-based network which has been built to deliver an exceptional Internet experience, ubiquitously, to the more than 60 million homes and businesses across the country. It is a culmination of years of research, technological breakthroughs, and massive investments, more than $20 billion since 2018 alone, in development and infrastructure. Fast speed is an important feature of a comprehensive connectivity experience that also combines this powerful network with sophisticated hardware and software to deliver incredible benefits to consumers: Reliability – Fast Internet speeds won’t matter if you don’t have a reliable broadband connection. Xfinity has greater than 99 percent reliability, and the Xfinity network utilizes artificial intelligence to keep customers connected by fixing issues before they even affect homes. Digital Security – xFi Advanced Security, included for free for customers who lease an Xfinity gateway, protects connected devices from malware and other threats at the gateway before they reach connected household ...