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Comcast Brings Fiber-Rich Network to More Than 2,600 Homes and Businesses in Plainfield
Hundreds of Homes and Business in Plainfield Already Serviceable with Full Project to be Completed by End of Year PLAINFIELD, Conn., Jan. 23, 2023
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hundreds of Homes and Business in Plainfield Already Serviceable with Full Project to be Completed by End of Year\nPLAINFIELD, Conn., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding to its investment in Connecticut, Comcast today announced it is further expanding its smart, fast and reliable fiber-rich network to more than 2,600 residents and businesses in the town of Plainfield. This follows Comcast's announcement in May 2022 that it would be expanding to nearly 2,500 residents and businesses in Jewett City, where it has started providing its full suite of services, including Xfinity residential broadband speeds up to 1.2 gigabits per second and Comcast Business speeds up to 100 Gbps, to its newest customers.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nComcast is scheduled to complete these expansion projects in Plainfield and Jewett City in 2023. With these combined projects, Comcast will be expanding its network to 5,100 additional homes and businesses in Eastern Connecticut.\n\"Plainfield is glad to welcome Comcast to town to offer our residents and businesses more choices. Bringing Comcast to the community is a positive benefit to those who live and work here,\" said First Selectman Kevin M. Cunningham.\nComcast's most recent expansions to Plainfield and Jewett City are part of the company's latest investment in Connecticut, which also includes expansions to East Lyme, New London and Waterford. In addition, Comcast recently announced a network expansion to nearly 100 unserved businesses in the North End of Hartford. These projects add to the $312 million in technology and infrastructure investments the company made from 2019-2021 across the state.\n\"We have committed to investing in and expanding our network to ensure that more residents and businesses in Connecticut have the connectivity they need to succeed,\" said Carolyne Hannan, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Western New England Region, which is based in Connecticut. \"We are proud to provide Plainfield with fast, secure, and reliable Internet services that are built to meet the community's needs today and into the future.\"\nResidents and businesses in Plainfield and Jewett City can visit Xfinity.com, call 1-800-XFINITY or visit our Xfinity Store at 220 CT-12 in Groton to see if service is available. Experts at the Xfinity Store can also help with product demonstrations and answer any questi...