Atlantic Broadband boosts internet speeds

BELMONT — Atlantic Broadband announced on Tuesday that it had completed the final step in the acquisition of MetroCast Cable Systems, and the organization has been rebranded as Atlantic Broadband.

In conjunction with that, Atlantic Broadband has provided automatic internet speed upgrades to all legacy MetroCast residential and business customers. All residential subscribers now have access to speeds up to 200 Mbps and businesses as high as 500 Mbps, depending on the market.

Those increases represent the first of the enhanced services that the company will roll out throughout the year.

Automatic speed increases will vary based on a customer's current speed subscription. Residential customers’ changes include:

• Access tier download speeds increase from 1.5 Mbps to 10 Mbps
• High Speed Express tier download speeds increase from 5 Mbps to 20 Mbps
• Turbo tier download speeds increase from 35 Mbps & 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps
• Ultra tier download speeds increase from 105 Mbps &150 Mbps to 200 Mbps

Business customers’ changes include:

• Small business tier download speeds increase from 10 Mbps to 25 Mbps
• Performance tier download speeds increase from 60 Mbps to 100 Mbps
• Advanced tier download speeds increase from 120 Mbps to 200 Mbps
• Professional tier download speeds will soon increase from 200 Mbps to 300 Mbps in Berwick/Pocono Pennsylvania, King George and Saluda Virginia locations
• Professional tier download speeds will soon increase from 200 Mbps to 500 Mbps in the company's Belmont and Rochester locations, as well as in Sanford, Maine, and St. Mary’s, Maryland.

“People consume technology at an infinitely higher rate than they did just a few years ago,” said Rich Shea, president and chief executive officer of Atlantic Broadband. “Residential customers may operate as many as 10-plus connected devices in a household daily and businesses rely on fast speeds and powerful internet to stay competitive. To ensure customers have the best user experience, we are committed to investing in the latest technology and will begin rolling out Gigabit Internet service to our new markets starting this summer.”

Ed Merrill, general manager for New Hampshire and Maine, said, “We are honored to continue serving our legacy MetroCast residential and business customers under the Atlantic Broadband name. Our goal is to continue to provide our customers with the same level of exceptional customer service and to enhance our industry-leading solutions in our New Hampshire and Maine footprint.”

Atlantic Broadband now has operations across 11 states on the east coast of the United States, including Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. The organization is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.