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With the explosion in the number of devices, applications and cloud-based services that rely on robust Internet connectivity, leveraging technologies that give faster Internet connections has become absolutely necessary. Charter Communications recognizes this need and will offer increased Internet speeds for the company's residential and commercial customers, free of cost.

This increase is the second free speed increase in 2011. The speed for Charter Internet Express is expected to increase from 8 mbps to 12 mbps and Charter Internet Plus speed is rising from up to 16Mbps to up to 18Mbps. Charter Business customers will also experience a free increase in Internet speeds: Pro40Mbps increases to Pro50Mbps and Pro75Mbps service advances to Pro100Mbps.

In a press release, Carl Leuschner, vice president of Internet and phone product management for Charter said, "The Internet is a destination we go to for work, play, to interact and be entertained. These experiences increasingly require faster Internet access, and by providing ultra-fast speeds in our markets, Charter enables our customers to experience true high-speed Internet."

Leuschner added that the company's flagship Internet Express speed is more than double what it was a year ago, reflecting Charter Communications (News - Alert) ongoing commitment to leverage the superior network to drive value for our customers,deploying next generation DOCSIS 3.0 technology.

Upload speeds remain up to 1Mbps for Express and up to 2Mbps for Plus. Max and Ultra60 services are also available with download speeds up to 25Mbps and 60Mbps. Charter Business customers have access to download speeds up to 100Mbps and upload speeds up to 5Mbps. Charter also provides commercial customers fiber-optic Internet services of up to 1Gbps.

Charter Communications, Inc. announced that Charter is setting its strategy for the next generation of television into motion with TiVo (News - Alert) Inc. to bring a new and enhanced entertainment experience to customers using a hybrid platform that leverages traditional cable and next generation IP technologies.

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