ST. LOUIS, Dec.1, 2011
/PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR)
today announced that Charter Business is, for the third time since
2010, increasing commercial Internet speeds at no cost for two of
its most popular services, Charter Business Internet
Essentials16 and 25. This free speed increase will take
place in approximately 95 percent of Charter's Internet service
area nationwide. Specific increases in downstream and upstream
speeds are shown below:
- Charter Business Internet Essentials16, with downstream
speeds of 16 megabits per second (Mbps) and upstream speeds of 2
Mbps, will increase to up to 20 Mbps downstream and up to 3 Mbps
upstream – at least 6 times faster than 3 Mbps DSL service and more
than 13 times faster than T1.
- Charter Business Internet Essentials25, with downstream
speeds of 25 Mbps and upstream speeds of 3 Mbps, will increase to
up to 30 Mbps downstream and up to 4 Mbps upstream – at least 6
times faster than 5 Mbps DSL service and 20 times faster than
T1.
- Charter Business's fastest commercial offerings, Pro50
and Pro100, remain the same and continue to be two of the
fastest Internet services available to commercial customers,
providing up to 50 Mbps downstream/5 Mbps upstream and up to 100
Mbps downstream/ 5 Mbps upstream, respectively.
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With the increased speeds, businesses will have faster
downstream and upstream times for file transfers and can more
efficiently run billing systems and credit card processing, as well
as enhance web server and email efficiency. In addition, employees
will gain faster access to data and more applications with hosted,
cloud-based services.
"We appreciate the importance of connectivity in today's
business environment and Charter Business continues to invest in
our network, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability for our
thousands of business customers," said Jim
McGann, Senior Vice President, Charter Business.
"Faster Internet speeds can take businesses to the next
level," he added. "We are empowering our customers with pure online
power to save time and boost productivity when multitasking with
multiple devices. Charter Business Internet is a cost-efficient
fuel for business productivity."
About Charter Business
Charter Business, a division of Charter Communications,
Inc, provides business organizations with scalable, tailored,
and cost-effective broadband communications solutions, including
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business
telephone, video and music entertainment services and wireless
backhaul. Catering to the unique broadband needs of business
customers, Charter Business offers competitively priced bundled
products over its state-of-the-art, fiber-based network, helping
businesses in a variety of industries maximize efficiency while
continuing to grow. Charter Business is Metro Ethernet Forum
Certified. More information about Charter Business can be found at
charter-business.com.
About Charter
Charter is a leading broadband communications company and the
fourth-largest cable operator in the
United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced
broadband services, including advanced Charter TV® video
entertainment programming, Charter Internet® access, and Charter
Phone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable, tailored,
and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business
organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data
networking, business telephone, video and music entertainment
services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and
production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand. More
information about Charter can be found at charter.com.
SOURCE Charter Communications, Inc.