Comcast rolling out faster Internet speeds, but not in Philly

Comcast, our friendly neighborhood telecommunications giant, has announced it is rolling out faster Internet speeds, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
As you might expect, the Center City-based company is starting its transition from broadband to what it calls wideband in the heart of Philadelphia — South Jersey.

The completion of its fiber-optic network upgrade allows Comcast to double download speeds on its cheapest Internet service option to 12 megabytes per second.
Those higher speeds are starting in Cherry Hill, in addition to portions of Montgomery County and all of Bucks and Chester counties in Pennsylvania. By the end of the year, those higher speeds should be available for all 1.8 million customers in the Greater Philadelphia area, which conveniently includes Philadelphia.
For some reason, the move to start the upgrade outside of Philly has caught some criticism.
Photo by Christopher Wink: Facing northbound toward the Comcast Tower gleaming in the late afternoon sun from the headquarters of Philly.com, on the 35th floor of 1601 Market Street in Center City Philadelphia on Jan. 8, 2009.