Press Release
Charter Business Customers Stay on the Leading Edge of Internet Speed with Third
Free Speed Increase for Commercial Customers
Fast Internet Fuels Business Productivity, Reduces Costs
St. Louis, MO – Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today
announced that Charter Business is, for the third time since 2010, increasing commercial
Internet speeds at no cost for two of its most popular services, Charter Business
Internet Essentials16 and 25. This free speed increase will take place in approximately
95 percent of Charter’s Internet service area nationwide. Specific increases in
downstream and upstream speeds are shown below:
- Charter Business Internet Essentials16, with downstream speeds of 16 megabits per
second (Mbps) and upstream speeds of 2 Mbps, will increase to up to 20 Mbps downstream
and up to 3 Mbps upstream – at least 6 times faster than 3 Mbps DSL service and
more than 13 times faster than T1.
- Charter Business Internet Essentials25, with downstream speeds of 25 Mbps and upstream
speeds of 3 Mbps, will increase to up to 30 Mbps downstream and up to 4 Mbps upstream
– at least 6 times faster than 5 Mbps DSL service and 20 times faster than T1.
- Charter Business’s fastest commercial offerings, Pro50 and Pro100, remain the same
and continue to be two of the fastest Internet services available to commercial
customers, providing up to 50 Mbps downstream/5 Mbps upstream and up to 100 Mbps
downstream/ 5 Mbps upstream, respectively.
With the increased speeds, businesses will have faster downstream and upstream times
for file transfers and can more efficiently run billing systems and credit card
processing, as well as enhance web server and email efficiency. In addition, employees
will gain faster access to data and more applications with hosted, cloud-based services.
“We appreciate the importance of connectivity in today’s business environment and
Charter Business continues to invest in our network, ensuring maximum uptime and
reliability for our thousands of business customers,” said Jim McGann, Senior Vice
President, Charter Business.
“Faster Internet speeds can take businesses to the next level,” he added. “We are
empowering our customers with pure online power to save time and boost productivity
when multitasking with multiple devices. Charter Business Internet is a cost-efficient
fuel for business productivity.”
About Charter Business
Charter Business, a division of Charter Communications, Inc, provides business organizations
with scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions,
including business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business telephone,
video and music entertainment services and wireless backhaul. Catering to the unique
broadband needs of business customers, Charter Business offers competitively priced
bundled products over its state-of-the-art, fiber-based network, helping businesses
in a variety of industries maximize efficiency while continuing to grow. Charter
Business is Metro Ethernet Forum Certified.
About Charter
Charter is a leading broadband communications company and the fourth-largest cable
operator in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband
services, including advanced Charter TV® video entertainment programming, Charter
Internet® access, and Charter Phone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable,
tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business organizations,
such as business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business telephone,
video and music entertainment services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's advertising
sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand.
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Media:
Anita Lamont
314-543-2215
Analysts::
Robin Gutzler
314-543-2389