I've only given the following a cursory glance, but it doesn't look like consumers had much to do with the speed increase. Instead, Comcast was concerned with b

I've only given the following a cursory glance, but it doesn't look like consumers had much to do with the speed increase. Instead, Comcast was concerned with being called out on price gouging in Baltimore [0]. Or they increased their minimum speed without increasing the price [1,2] - which I'd think implies Baltimore had a point about the price gouging. So while some people may have been able to buy better internet before, the data doesn't support that it was affordable, if it was even available at all. [0] https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/02/02/comcast-internet-speed-changes-price-gouging-claims-latest/ https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/02/02/comcast-internet-s... [1] https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/internet-essentials-low-income-broadband-coronavirus-pandemic https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/internet-essent... [2] https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/4/22266246/after-pressure-from-advocates-comcast-boosts-internet-speed-for-low-income-users https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/4/22266246/after-p...