Comcast Bringing High-Speed Internet and Other Services to More Communities and Businesses in Gordon County

Comcast is working to bring its network to more than 5,000 homes and businesses in Gordon County, Georgia, by the end of this year. Residential homes in the expansion area will be able to get up to 2 gigabit per second (Gbps) speeds through their existing home connections, and businesses will also have access to the full suite of Comcast Business secure networking solutions, capable of delivering speeds up to 1.25 Gbps for small businesses and up to 100 Gbps for large enterprises. The expansion project was funded by contributions from the state of Georgia, Gordon County and Comcast.

“Access to state-of-the-art Internet service can help communities thrive while also driving economic growth,” said Mike McArdle, Comcast’s South Regional Senior Vice President. “We are honored to partner with the state to connect even more Georgia residents and businesses and bring fast, reliable Internet service to additional Gordon County communities.”

When the project is complete, Comcast will offer the following Xfinity services to residential customers in the expansion area:

• Xfinity Internet – Connect to the Xfinity network and get speeds up to 2 Gbps, advanced WiFi gateways, Storm-Ready WiFi, and powerful WiFi Boost Pods that extend coverage to every corner of your home. 
• Xfinity Mobile – Purchase new mobile phones, devices and accessories and choose a flexible data plan – Unlimited or By the Gig – that fits your unique needs.
• Xfinity X1 – Explore our video platform – the ultimate entertainment experience – and try the award-winning Xfinity Voice Remote.
• Xfinity Home – Xfinity’s home security and automation solution.

“Public-private partnerships like this are a great way to bring high-speed Internet service to previously unserved and underserved areas of rural Gordon County,” said Bud Owens, Chairman of Gordon County Board of Commissioners. “High-speed Internet service will help children succeed in school and adults succeed in the workplace. It will also support Gordon County’s economic development by attracting and retaining businesses to grow its economy. I am excited about the broadband accessibility benefits this partnership brings to our citizens,” 

Comcast is also bringing its Internet Essentials program to the Gordon County expansion locations. Internet Essentials is a low-cost Internet service available to eligible low-income households with students of all ages, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and public housing residents enrolled in government assistance programs, ranging from Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).