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by doublerebel
5457 days ago
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While there are plenty of ISPs in Seattle, in many places Comcast is the only option for better than 1.5Mbps DSL. Qwest owns the lines and although has announced greater speeds planned for the Seattle area, few have received them. [1] Verizon tried to bring fiber-to-the-home, mostly on the outskirts of Seattle, and has since abandoned the market. [2] The city of Seattle studied fiber in 2005 but decided they need a partner. After Qwest and Verizon fell through, the mayor applied for Google's Fiber for Communities in 2010 [3], but didn't get it. Now in 2011, the only company delivering fiber in Seattle is... Comcast. [4] Qwest, now becoming CenturyLink, doesn't have any publicized current plans to improve service. I'm not arguing that highspeed broadband is a right, but Comcast definitely has a chokehold on the majority of the Seattle broadband market. [1] http://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/whats-the-status-of-q... [2] http://www.examiner.com/information-technology-in-seattle/ve... [3] http://mayormcginn.seattle.gov/seattle-applies-for-google-fi... [4] http://www.seattle.gov/broadband/ |
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