Comcast announcement.
What’s the news? Nearly 200,000households in Pierce Countywill soon be waking up to faster Internet, thanks to Xfinity.
Why is this important? Washington state’s largest gigabit network is boosting speeds on its most popular plans in communities throughout Pierce County this week, providing customers with an even better connectivity experience as they stream the latest 4K blockbuster, game online, videoconference, and more, all at the same time.
Who will benefit? Below is a chart that includes the number of households by community that will benefit:
| City / Town | Number of households |
| TACOMA | More than 65,000 |
| PUYALLUP | Nearly 35,000 |
| LAKEWOOD | Nearly 15,000 |
| SPANAWAY | More than 10,000 |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | Nearly 8,500 |
| LEWIS MCCHORD | Nearly 6,000 |
| GRAHAM | More than 5,500 |
| FIFE | More than 2,600 |
| DUPONT | More than 2,500 |
| STEILACOOM | Nearly 2,000 |
| FIRCREST | More than 1,500 |
Beginning this week, new and existing these customers will be able to take advantage of the following upgraded speeds:
- Performance Starter/Connect from 50 Mbps to 75 Mbps
- Performance/Connect More from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps
- Performance Pro/Fast from 300 Mbps to 400 Mbps
- Blast/Superfast from 600 Mbps to 800 Mbps
- Extreme Pro/Gigabit (formerly Ultrafast) from 900 Mbps to 1 Gbps
For more information about the statewide impact of this speed increase across Washington (click here).
