Charter Launches High-Speed Internet Max with Speeds up to 16 Mbps in Michigan
June 30 2008 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) today announced that it
is launching its Charter High-Speed Internet Max service, with
download speeds of up to 16 megabits per second (16 Mbps). Charter
High-Speed Internet Max is available throughout most of Charter�s
Michigan service area. �Speed and the reliability of that speed are
top priorities of Internet users and for the second time, an
independent research firm, comScore, Inc., ranked Charter�s
high-speed Internet speeds fastest and most reliable1 in the
communities we serve. Our customers value the enhanced speed
because with Charter High-Speed Internet Max, at 16 Mbps they can
download a song in just 2.5 seconds, or as many as 24 photos in
just 8 seconds,� said Joe Boullion, Vice President and General
Manager for Charter in Michigan. �When bundled with our video and
telephone services, Charter High-Speed Internet Max represents an
even greater value for our customers,� Mr. Boullion concluded.
Charter Business, which provides services to business, education
and government, also offers up to 16 Mbps high-speed Internet
service in Michigan. Charter�s high-speed reliability is critical
to businesses that depend on Internet applications to succeed. In
addition, Charter Business supports its customers with a dedicated
team of care agents specifically trained to handle the needs of
small, medium, and large-scale enterprises. Charter High-Speed
Internet Max is the premium tier of service for Charter customers
and is up to 9x faster than DSL and 270x as fast as dial-up.
Charter also offers Charter High-Speed Plus, with download speeds
up to 10 Mbps, and Charter High-Speed Internet, with download
speeds up to 5 Mbps. Over the past year, Charter has invested over
a billion dollars in capital to serve its customers and to enhance
its service capabilities, including millions here in Michigan.
Charter is committed to investing in its communities, providing an
advanced network on which residential and commercial customers rely
for their communications needs, and delivering value to all its
customers by offering high-quality products and services backed up
by superior customer care. About Charter Communications Charter
Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications company
and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United
States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband
services, including Charter Digital� video entertainment
programming, Charter High-Speed� Internet access, and Charter
Telephone�. Charter Business� similarly provides scalable, tailored
and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business
organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data
networking, video and music entertainment services and business
telephone. Charter�s advertising sales and production services are
sold under the Charter Media� brand. More information about Charter
can be found at www.charter.com. 1 comScore, Inc., Throughput
Report,January-March 2008. Faster claim based on a comparison to
internet download speeds averaged across all of AT&T/BellSouth,
Qwest and Verizon's broadband internet offerings by providers in
areas serviced by Charter. Reliable speed claim based on comparison
of the difference between average observed broadband download speed
versus AT&T/BellSouth, Qwest and Verizon's advertised broadband
download speed weighted across all of a provider's broadband
internet offerings in areas serviced by Charter.
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