Comcast to Boost Cable Internet Speeds

Saying it will be "twice as fast as DSL," Comcast on Tuesday announced that it would increase the speed of its cable Internet service to 6Mbps and 8Mbps starting this month in certain locations. Comcast expects nearly its entire coverage area to be upgraded by the end of the summer.

The first areas to receive the speed boost will be eastern and central Pennsylvania, New England, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan and Washington, D.C. Comcast claims that it has "built a network that has virtually unlimited capacity to deliver higher speeds." However, in recent months it has been plagued by outages. Time Warner has offered 5Mbps and 8Mbps cable Internet service since January.