Legacy Of Leesburg

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FiOS sends a shiver down the spine of the cable companies being due to the blazing speed that Fios is able to deliver at a fraction of the cost.

But the real question is the willingness of Tucson AZ ever get Verizon FiOS service?

It is doubtful that Tucson will ever see Verizon FiOS. Mainly because Verizon is not the local exchange carriers (ILECs), Qwest. FiOS currently only seems to be available where Verzion has significantly built fiber optic network and it is the ILEC. And since it would be an illegal monopoly for Verizon to attempt to purchase Qwest become ILECs here in Arizona, it is unlikely that we'll never Verizon FiOS service.

But fear not CLECs such as Comcast and Cox Communications are already increasing the speed just to be competitive in the case where a small hole that Verizon is a loop or other unexpected opportunity to build its fiber network here in Tucson and to FiOS.

Comcast is increasing the speed of its broadband service in what looks like an attempt to keep pace with Verizon Communications' Fios service.

On Tuesday, the operator of the nation's largest cable company confirmed it has doubled download speeds of its fastest service broadband in four cities: Reston, Virginia, Sarasota, Florida, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Howard County, Maryland

Comcast will automatically upgrade customers of its broadband service to 16 Mbps in the first (megabits per second) for downloads and 1Mbps uploads for a cost of $ 52.95 per month. Previously, Comcast had offered customers in these cities speeds of 8Mbps downstream and 768kbps (kilobits per second) upstream for $ 52.95 per month.

The cities chosen for the initial upgrade also happen to be those where Verizon Communications offers its fiber to the home service called Fios.

Verizon said that representatives of Comcast to spend up speed is an attempt to match the Fios service.

"It is a reaction to Fios," said Bobbi Henson, a Verizon spokesman. "Comcast sees the success we've had, and they try to catch up."

Verizon lowest level of the Fios service offers download speeds of up to 5 Mbps, with upload speeds of 2Mbps for $ 39.95. For $ 49.95, consumers can get download speeds of up to 15Mbps with uploads of 2Mbps, and $ 199.96, enterprise customers can get a dedicated 10Mbps symmetical for a fraction of the cost of legacy solutions copper wire.

Comcast denies that it is raising speeds to compete with Verizon Fios service. Instead, the company said it increased download speeds to test new applications it plans to offer its broadband customers.

"We chose to test this new high-speed service in markets that are competitive and where we know we have a high level of broadband penetration," said Jeanne Russo, a spokesman for the company. "Reston, Virginia was one of the first places where we offered broadband service, and we have 70 percent market penetration there. "

Last year, cable companies introduce more services at higher speeds on Fios territory. Cox Communications boosted speeds in its Northern Virginia territory to 15Mbps, and Adelphia Communications announced it is raising speeds of 16 Mbps to residents in Leesburg, Virginia

It could be a total war of prices in markets where FiOS is available. Not only is Verizon able to offer broadband, but it can offer a package that also includes a television service.