Suddenlink Expands 1-Gig in Texas

Suddenlink Communications has expanded its 1 Gbps residential broadband service to four more areas of Texas -- Lubbock, Shallowater, Wolfforth and Post -- while also juicing up the speeds of two existing tiers for no added cost. As part of the upgrade, customers on the existing 75 Mbps (downstream) tier will jump to 100 Mbps, and those on the 100 Mbps offering will get 200 Mbps, Suddenlink said.

The 1-Gig launches, part of the company’s Operation GigaSpeed initiative, follow initial debuts in systems serving Bryan-College Station (TX), Nixa (MO), and Greenville and Rocky Mount (NC). Suddenlink, which is being acquired by Altice Group for $9.1 billion, has been selling the standalone 1-Gig service, paired with an upstream that maxes out at 50 Mbps, for $109 per month in some markets, and rent a WiFi-enabled modem for $10 per month or a stand-alone modem for $5 per month.