Time Warner Cable announced the launch of Time Warner (News - Alert) Cable Wideband Internet in North Texas.

The new service, which the company claims as its “fastest Internet experience yet,” enables customers to boost productivity by saving time when multitasking. It is the perfect solution for multi-user and multi-device households, company officials said.
 

When family members are online simultaneously, everyone can get the speed they want at the same time.
 

Time Warner Cable Wideband Internet uses the company’s robust fiber-optic network with DOCSIS 3.0 technology. The service provides customers with a next generation Internet experience with speeds up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream for only $99.95 per month, according to company officials.  
 

The download speed offered by Time Warner Cable Wideband Internet is twice as fast the company’s fastest broadband service, they added. 

“With substantially increased Internet speeds, Time Warner Cable is taking our popular Internet service to the next level to meet the needs of customers here in North Texas,” said Robert Moel, regional vice president of Time Warner Cable's North Texas service area.  “Time Warner Cable Wideband Internet gives all home network devices – desktops, laptops, gaming consoles and mobile devices – our fastest connection yet.”

Time Warner Cable Wideband Internet, according to Moel, is a wireless capability which provides the convenience of mobility within the home.  Customers also have the ability to connect up to five devices simultaneously.
 

The service is initially available to customers in Carrolton, Flower Mound, Plano, Grapevine, Bedford and Lewisville, the company said. Wideband will be launching to all of Time Warner Cable's customers in North Texas in the coming months.
 

Earlier in March Time Warner Cable, as part of a broad coalition of non-profit organizations and cable, satellite and telecommunications companies, filed a petition for rulemaking asking the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new framework for resolving retransmission consent disputes, the company announced.
 

The filing presented a clear case that the FCC (News - Alert)'s regulations for governing retransmission consent, created nearly 20 years ago, are outdated and are harming consumers and driving up prices.