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MediaOne Introduces High-Speed Internet Service to Twin Cities Area

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MediaOne, a leading cable-television company, is set to launch its high-speed Internet access provider, MediaOne Express, to approximately 585,000 Twin Cities-area households. The service, priced at $40 per month, will offer download speeds of up to 1.5 million bits per second, surpassing the speediest computer modems by 25 times and the most widely used computer modems by 50 times. This marks a significant expansion of cable modem technology in the Twin Cities area, where MediaOne will offer the service to all its current customers, as well as non-TV customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • MediaOne will introduce its high-speed Internet access provider, MediaOne Express, to the Twin Cities area, offering download speeds of up to 1.5 million bits per second.
  • The service will be priced at $39.95 per month for current MediaOne cable-TV customers and $49.95 for non-customers.
  • The service will be available to all MediaOne customers in the Twin Cities area, as well as non-TV customers who want only the Internet service.
  • MediaOne Express will compete with two existing high-speed Internet services in the Twin Cities: US West's Megabit Services and Hughes Network Systems' DirecPC.
  • The US West service, Megabit Services, offers download speeds of up to 7 million bits per second for $875 per month.
  • Hughes' DirecPC service offers download speeds of up to 400,000 bits per second to a satellite dish for monthly service fees ranging from $30 to $130.

Statistics:

  • Download speeds of up to 1.5 million bits per second will be offered by MediaOne Express.
  • The service will be priced at $39.95 per month for current MediaOne cable-TV customers and $49.95 for non-customers.
  • MediaOne Express will be available to approximately 585,000 Twin Cities-area households.
  • The US West service, Megabit Services, offers download speeds of up to 7 million bits per second.
  • Hughes' DirecPC service offers download speeds of up to 400,000 bits per second.
  • The ISP fee is included in MediaOne Express' service.

Sources:

  • "MediaOne to Introduce High-Speed Internet Service in Twin Cities Area." Source: [MediaOne].

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