Comcast faster speeds on the horizon

[Patrick]

http://www.cmcsk.com/pressroom/cable_telephony.cfm

They also have a link on there page under products that says digital 
phone, but since I don't know any comcast areas.... let alone areas they 
are offering phone service, I can't see what it is all about.
Here is the FAQ: http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/Faq2_168_0.html

Brian Kelsay wrote:

> Patrick wrote:
>
>> Isn't Comcast the one providing telephone service? Isn't there a PUC 
>> (public utility commission) required amount of uptime/QOS on local 
>> phone services. If they carry the voice over the data connection, it 
>> would have to be up per the legal requirement (something about 911 or 
>> other emergency access?)
>>
> NO.  they don't do phone service, that is Everest you are thinking of. 
> My cable has only been down a couple of days inteh almost 3 years 
> since I 've had it.  I think that was in the ice storm last yr. and 
> another time because of something I did to add another TV w/ cheap 
> wire and a junky filter.  I also had at least one week down time when 
> the service switched from @Home to Comcast.net, but my new username 
> and password got lost in the mail.
>
> Brian
>