Comcast leapfrogs Google Fiber with new 2Gbps internet service

Comcast announced a new 2Gbps broadband service, which it will start rolling out in Atlanta. There's no price yet, but Comcast says it will be symmetrical -- meaning you'll upload just as quickly as you can download -- and it won't be limited "just to certain neighborhoods." To get connected, you'll need to be "within close proximity" of Comcast's fiber network and accept the installation of "professional-grade" equipment. That should hint at the likely high cost of Comcast's new offering, which can be interpreted as a residential extension of the multi-gigabit service that it already offers to businesses across the United States. Comcast plans to expand to other cities beyond Atlanta and will cover as many as 18 million American homes by the end of 2015.