PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
today announced it has completed its network expansion to bring
gigabit broadband to its service area in Sullivan County and that it is already in
planning or construction phases of additional investments in five
Pennsylvania counties – together
connecting nearly 3,400 rural homes and businesses.
The Sullivan County expansion,
which includes the boroughs of Eagles
Mere and Laporte, passes
1,315 homes and businesses and will be followed by additional
extensions in the Sonestown and
Muncy Valley areas to pass 170
more Sullivan County homes by Fall
2022.
"I applaud Comcast and their investment in Sullivan County," said State Senator
Gene Yaw. "These past 18 months have
been difficult for everyone, but especially for those living in
rural areas that lack broadband service, and who were expected to
learn and work from their homes. I appreciate Comcast's commitment
to closing the digital divide in Sullivan
County and addressing the needs of our unserved and
underserved residents."
Comcast will expand its network to pass 185 homes and businesses
in Colerain Township in Lancaster
County by Fall 2022, and network expansions are already
underway to pass 1,725 homes and businesses in parts of
Northumberland County
(Turbotville Borough and
Delaware, Lewis and Turbot townships), Montour County (Anthony and Limestone townships) and Columbia County (Madison Township) by the end of 2021.
"This announcement changes the very landscape of opportunities
for our friends and neighbors," said PA Speaker of the House Bryan
Cutler (R-Lancaster), who
represents Colerain Township. "High speed broadband access opens up
a new world of educational access to residents today, and for
future generations who will call our community home."
These network expansions follow investments made by Comcast in
the past 27 months that have already delivered broadband to 8,800
rural homes and businesses in Cambria, Clearfield, Fayette and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania; Preston and Ohio counties in West Virginia; and Garrett County in Maryland. The company is actively considering
future extensions as well to bring Xfinity Internet, the
award-winning Xfinity X1 video platform, Xfinity Home, Xfinity
Voice and Xfinity Mobile to more customers.
"We have committed to investing in and expanding our network to
ensure that more customers across our region have the critical
broadband connections they need for their educational, professional
and personal lives," said Toni
Murphy, senior vice president of Comcast's Keystone Region.
"We are proud to connect these rural communities with fast, secure
and dependable internet service that is built to meet their needs
today and into the future."
Residential customers in these areas will be able to take
advantage of Xfinity's full suite of internet products. These
include Internet Essentials, which brings broadband into the home
for low-income families for $9.95 per
month; speeds up to 1.2 Gbps; advanced WiFi technology capable of
delivering speeds faster than a Gig to support the ever-increasing
number of connected devices in their homes; xFi, a digital
dashboard to control their home WiFi network that includes Advanced
Security protecting every device on the network from malware and
security threats; and Flex, a free 4K
platform for internet-only customers that seamlessly delivers their
streaming content.
Comcast's Xfinity Gigabit Internet service is delivered using
Comcast's existing network architecture and the connections that
are already in most customers' homes. Since 2017 alone, Comcast has
devoted more than $15 billion to
strengthening and expanding its national network – including
building more than 39,000 new route miles of fiber.
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cable provider to small and mid-size businesses and one of the
leading service providers to the Enterprise market. Comcast
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associations as a leader and innovator, and one of the fastest
growing providers of Ethernet services.
About Comcast Corporation
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relationships across the United
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