Comcast recently announced its plans to expand high-speed internet services to different rural communities in Oregon, Texas, and Arizona. Comcast started construction of infrastructure earlier this year that aims to make a full suite of Internet and video services available to about 1,700 homes and businesses in Eagle Creek and Estacada, Oregon, expected to be completed in February 2024. In Texas, Comcast has already begun construction on a $100M 10G internet network expansion in Kingwood, providing network access to 80,000 total homes and businesses across other areas of Southeast Texas soon after. This move will also see the installation of 1,000 miles of "new fiber-rich highways" that will provide almost 24,000 Kingwood homes with access while committing $2.7 billion nationally to its network, including expanding its reach to rural communities in Arizona. Cox Communications announced its plans to expand its high-speed internet, telephone, TV, and security services to Huachuca City and southeast Sierra Vista last year, with construction due to run through July, adding up to 2,000 homes and businesses and more than 34 miles of fiber-optic cable in southern Arizona.
Comcast's expansion plan aims to link high-speed internet access to increased job and population growth, home values, and lower unemployment rates, while also offering fiber-rich network improvements that will provide upload speeds up to 10 times faster than the fastest speed currently offered. Comcast is committed to expanding its existing network to additional underserved residents, businesses, and communities that need access to reliable, high-speed internet, especially those who live below the poverty line.