- With some stored-up momentum after its failed Time Warner Cable deal, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) isn't wasting time on its next multi-gigabit offering, pledging to roll out 2-Gbps service in Greater Chicago starting later this month.
- As with earlier markets, the delivery is via fiber-to-the-home, available to homes "within close proximity" to Comcast's fiber network.
- Chicago makes Comcast's first multi-gigabit launch in the Midwest, after earlier announcements to launch in Atlanta, California, Chattanooga and Florida.