As Humboldt, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz might say: "We're not in Texas anymore..." <br><br>Or as Suddenlink's press release might say, "Humboldt is 'elsewhere' to us."<br><br><br>
<a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Suddenlink-Launches-107-Mbps-Service-107632">http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Suddenlink-Launches-107-Mbps-Service-107632</a><br><big><b>Suddenlink
Launches 107 Mbps Service</b></big><br>And the high-end broadband
marketing wars continue...<br><small><font color="#808080">10:00AM
Tuesday Mar 30 2010 by <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/useremail/u/141383">Karl Bode</a></font></small><br><small><font color="#808080">tags: <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/blog?cat=14">business</a>
· <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/blog?cat=20">bandwidth</a> · <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/blog?cat=22">cable</a> · <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/blog?cat=119">Suddenlink</a></font></small><br><div class="news">
Most carriers realize that speeds faster than 50 Mbps
aren't really necessary for most people (yet). But that hasn't stopped
carriers from pushing their higher-end tiers beyond 100 Mbps in order to
gain some press attention and bleeding-edge nerd cred.<br><br><table align="RIGHT" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>
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</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cablevision-101Mbps-For-9995-102133">Last
April</a>, Optimum Online launched a $99 (plus $300 "activation fee")
101 Mbps service, and <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/105837">last December</a>
Mediacom announced a 105 Mbps tier. Suddenlink has now jumped into the
bragging rights arena with a <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100330005321&newsLang=en">press
release</a> stating the carrier is offering a new topheavy 107 Mbps/ 5
Mbps broadband tier dubbed "High Speed Internet MAX 107.0."<br><br>"Based
on our research, we believe this residential download speed to be the
fastest available in the U.S. today," Suddenlink CEO Jerry Kent
announced in a statement. Technically that's <a href="http://www.paxio.com/Residentialinternet">not true</a>, as one of
our readers reminds us that a company named Paxio in the Bay Area offers
1000Mbps service. Meanwhile Suddenlink doesn't provide any price for
the new tier in their release -- so we've had to inquire about the price
and will update this post when we have it.<br><br>According to
Suddenlink, the new tier is part of "Project Imagine," a $350 million
investment plan through 2012 aimed at upgrading networks to DOCSIS 3.0
technology, pushing HD channel counts in all markets past 200, and
upgrading On Demand services for all users. For now, it appears than
only suburban Austin (Georgetown, Pflugerville, and Leander) will be
graced with this new, 107 Mbps speed tier.</div><br><br>According to the Suddenlink press release: <br><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100330005321&newsLang=en">http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100330005321&newsLang=en</a><br>
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<i><b>Suddenlink </b>(</i><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suddenlink.com%2F&esheet=6231551&lan=en_US&anchor=suddenlink.com&index=1&md5=a573c8d90017e5fb36c7e8b04d511a87" shape="rect"><i>suddenlink.com</i></a><i>)
is among the 10 largest cable broadband companies in the United
States,
supporting the information, communication and entertainment
demands of
approximately 1.3 million residential customers and thousands of
commercial customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina,
Texas,
West Virginia, and elsewhere. Suddenlink simplifies its customers’
lives
through one call for support, one connection, and one bill for TV,
Internet, phone, and other services.</i>
</p><br><br><br clear="all">Sean McLaughlin<br>Executive Director<br>Access Humboldt<br>P.O. Box 157, Eureka, CA 95502<br>tel: 707-476-1798<br>dir: 707-476-2873<br>fax: 707-476-1702<br>cel: 707-616-2381<br>DC: 202-495-0616<br>
e: <a href="mailto:sean@accesshumboldt.net">sean@accesshumboldt.net</a><br><a href="http://accesshumboldt.net">http://accesshumboldt.net</a><br><a href="http://digitalredwoods.net">http://digitalredwoods.net</a><br><br>"Local Voices Through Community Media"<br>
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