Verizon Expands High Speed Internet Services in North Carolina

Verizon, a provider of broadband services, has announced its plans to expand high speed internet services in Western North Carolina.

Verizon has announced that approximately 2,600 additional customers in the cashiers area of western North Carolina can now order Verizon’s high speed internet service for their computers at home or at work.

Verizon has claimed that its high speed internet service is delivered on a dedicated line from its central office to the customer’s home and is backed by live, 24 x 7 customer service and technical support. Verizon’s high speed internet service includes three megabits per second downstream and up to 356 kilobits per second upstream.

The service is now available with the areas of the Glenville community; parts of Sapphire Valley near the Transylvania county line and the community of Holly Forest; communities around Eagle Ridge, including Trays Island, Bald Rock and Sapphire Mountain; the Marion area of Glenwood Province; parts of Sevier and Woodlawn; and the Cullowhee area of Canada.

Suri Surinder, senior vice president and general manager of Southeast region at Verizon, said: “Customers in western North Carolina have asked for more high speed internet, and we’ve listened. The speed and efficiency of Verizon’s broadband service often changes the way people shop, work and educate themselves. With today’s announcement, more qualifying customers in this region can enjoy the Internet world in the best way possible: through a Verizon broadband connection.”