Windstream this week announced that it has extended i ts 100 Mbps broadband service to 250 markets in 16 U.S. states.
The U.S. telco, which specialises in providing Internet access to consumers in rural areas, as well as offering a business services portfolio, said that by the end of the year it will be able to provide high-speed broadband to close to 1 million homes and businesses across 850 markets, that is, services offering speeds of between 50 Mbps and 100 Mbps.
Anecdotal evidence suggests the company is on something of a mission to convince its customer base that it can provide the speeds it is touting. It offers high-speed broadband via combination of fibre and copper infrastructure, and a glance around the Web shows that some customers are happier than others with its service.
"We are thrilled to bring faster speeds to so much of our service area, and we are proud to invest in under-served communities," said Sarah Day, SVP of small business and consumer at Windstream.
"More often than not, we are the only service provider committing resources to these more rural areas, and through this upgrade plan many communities will be eligible for premium speeds for the first time," she said.
However, the firm added the caveat that "premium speed availability is dependent upon geographic location."
Customers can check what speed they are able to receive on Windstream’s Website.
