In most situations, these improvements aren’t huge, but they might make a difference at the lower end by allowing higher-quality streaming and improved service for multi-person homes. The difficulty, of course, is that competitors are not idle. AT&T is building 2Gbps and 5Gbps fiber to dozens of cities, while Google Fiber will soon provide 8Gbps service in addition to resuming growth. Although Comcast is more competitive, it does not always provide the quickest alternatives.
