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Companies add more cities to their 4G broadband list
The companies will deliver the new generation of faster broadband speed to the new cities this summer. These cities include Jacksonville, Daytona, Orlando and Tampa in Florida; Kansas City, Kansas; Nashville, Tennessee; Syracuse and Rochester, New York; St. Louis, Missouri; Salt Lake City, Utah; Merced, Modesto, Stockton and Visalia, California; Wilmington, Delaware, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Eugene, Oregon; and Yakima and TriCities, Washington. These areas can expect increases in their everyday mobility as well as in downloading, streaming and web browsing.
CNET shows curiosity at the fact New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington D.C., Denver, San Francisco and other major cities have currently been left off this list.
Clearwire has stated that the 4G network is significantly faster than its last 3G offering. Its 4G WiMax service is currently the only 4G wireless service on the market and offers speeds between three and six megabits per second. The company's new 4G network expects to reach close to 120 million people in the U.S, CNET reports.
To compare, Comcast reports on its website that its current 3G wireless service offers download speeds of up to 1.4 mbps.
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