Comcast’s recent launch of a 100Mbps business class service for $369.95 per month will provide a great option for small to midsize businesses, at the same time I’m troubled because the continued acceleration of broadband speeds at low prices equals even more Comcast control of our local internet broadband access. What happens when Comcast is the dominant provider in the Twin Cities of both consumer and small to midsize business internet?
I learned of this new Comcast service from my friend and Minnov8 buddy, Tim Elliott, since he’s engaged with Comcast on the marketing side for Comcast Business Services. He and I have had many spirited debates about net neutrality, speed tiers and charging for them, the profit motive, and much more.
While I’m a capitalist and strongly believe Comcast should be rewarded for their efforts delivering so many great services, I also know that they would never have been able to achieve their existing cable infrastructure footprint had it not been for governmental interventions enabling rights-of-way to be gained for Comcast (and other cable companies) back in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Though Comcast’s new rollout is a business class service, the gap between what they’re offering and what telecom companies offer is so large, it’s clear to me that business-centric internet dominance in Minneapolis/St. Paul is a foregone conclusion (unless the telecom companies instantly react with cheap T1 or T3 lines, which I doubt they will).
This speed-for-a-great-price gap will continue to grow in both the consumer and business sectors, solidifying Comcast’s lead which threatens to severely restrict the emerging internet TV marketplace and your choices as a consumer.
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