BOSTON -- Comcast Corporation, one of the nation's leading providers of information and communications products and services, today announced that it is providing Business Class Trunks and Business Class Internet to Cheers Bostonâ„¢, the iconic restaurant that served as the inspiration behind the popular television classic, Cheers. With this deployment, Cheers Boston and its restaurant partners can now take advantage of Internet speeds that are up to fourteen times faster than before, all while saving more than $18,000 a year.

Originally named the Bull & Finch Pub, Cheers Boston, one of the most visited and iconic tourist attractions in the city, is now part of a growing collection of high-profile restaurants under the leadership of renowned restaurateur and tourism expert, Thomas A. Kershaw. This collection now includes two Cheers locations, the legendary Hampshire House venue for premier private events, trendy eatery 75 Chestnut, and a fifth location, 75 on Liberty Wharf, set to open in October 2012 in Boston’s booming Seaport District.

Cheers Boston and several of its affiliated restaurants are located within nearly century-old buildings. This created a challenge for the organization, which needed faster Internet speeds, but also wanted to keep costs in check by avoiding expensive construction to its older buildings. When beginning to research alternatives, Cheers Boston looked to its personnel and patrons for input. Since feedback for the restaurant’s existing Comcast Business Class TV service was extremely positive, Cheers Boston opted to take a chance and switched all of its data and voice services to Comcast as well.

Comcast Corp.