Mediacom has launched gigabit service to more than 800 communities.

May 23, 2017

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CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Mediacom Communications today announced the company has begun launching 1 Gig Internet speeds within its expansive Illinois service territory. As a result, residents and small businesses in over 275 small cities and towns passed by Mediacom’s fiber-rich digital network are now able to enjoy download speeds that are up to 40 times faster than the minimum broadband definition set by the Federal Communications Commission.

“Since 1996, Mediacom has invested over $8 billion of private capital to acquire, upgrade and expand our national broadband network so that hard-working families throughout the smaller markets we serve receive the same advanced communications services as America’s largest cities,” said Todd Curtis, Group Vice President for Mediacom’s Lincoln Region. “As a result of these investments, Mediacom will be able to offer 1 Gig Internet services to over 400,000 Illinois households and position hundreds of rural communities across the Land of Lincoln at the forefront of America’s transition into the gigabit era.”

Mediacom was the first major U.S. cable company to fully transition to the DOCSIS 3.1 “Gigasphere” platform, the latest generation of broadband technology. The company will utilize Gigasphere to bring gigabit broadband services to virtually all of the 3 million homes and businesses within its 22 state footprint. To date, Mediacom has launched 1 Gig Internet services in over 800 communities. As DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems become more readily available in the marketplace, Mediacom will announce additional 1 Gig Internet launches on a market by market basis throughout the remainder of the year, including 70 additional Illinois communities over the next two months. In conjunction with each 1 Gig Internet announcement, Mediacom will also introduce a new 500 Mbps tier of service.

“In today’s global economy, broadband speed and access are critical components to driving local economic growth,” said Hardik Bhatt, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology. “As a result of Mediacom’s efforts to make gigabit broadband widely available in the markets it serves, hundreds of rural communities across Illinois will have the ability to compete on a level playing field with high-tech communities across the world.”

Mediacom Communications Corp.

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