We’re Expanding into Sublimity with a Major Fiber Network
We’re expanding our next-generation Xfinity network to Sublimity, Oregon. The expansion will bring multi-gig speeds and unmatched reliability to over 1,000 homes and businesses. Announced by the city last week, this big investment underscores our commitment to enhancing the digital landscape of Sublimity. The Sublimity expansion adds to our more than $587 million technology and infrastructure investments across Oregon over the last three years.
“We are excited to have finalized an agreement with the city to expand the availability of broadband internet services in Sublimity,” said Marion Haynes, Vice President of External Affairs, Comcast Pacific Northwest Region. “This expansion is a part of our commitment to investing in and expanding our network to ensure that more residents and businesses in Oregon have access to the full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business services for their educational, professional, and personal lives.”
Network construction is scheduled to start later this month, with some areas expected to gain access to our services as early as December. As the project progresses, we will provide a dedicated online resource for Sublimity residents, offering detailed information about the network built in their neighborhood, including answers to frequently asked questions and product and service details.
Our expansion in Sublimity follows additional announcements about expanding our intelligent, fast, reliable fiber-rich network to seven other cities in Oregon, including Eagle Creek, Estacada, Hubbard, Mt. Angel, Silverton, Stayton, and Woodburn. More information about our network expansion in Oregon is available at https://oregon.comcast.com/network/.
Since October 2023, we have extended service to more than a thousand locations in nearby Mt. Angel. Businesses in that area now enjoy Comcast Business’s suite of products, including broadband speeds of up to 100 Gbps, and residents have access to Xfinity products with Internet speeds faster than a gig over standard home connections. Our network expansion in Sublimity will bring these same benefits to local residential and business customers.
Our commitment to new communities goes beyond the build—addressing digital opportunities in communities through Project UP, the company’s 1 billion dollar commitment to help tens of millions of people connect to the Internet and build futures of unlimited possibilities.
Over the past three years, we have invested more than $5 million in cash and in-kind donations in Oregon to build a digital equity network aimed at shrinking the digital divide. The focus includes helping people build digital skills in the workforce, expanding WiFi-connected Lift Zones, and funding connectivity and internet adoption programs.
The funding also supports ongoing efforts to build awareness about affordable connectivity services like Internet Essentials. This program offers eligible households high-speed Internet for $9.95/month or Internet Essentials Plus for $29.95/month. Affordable computers are also available through Internet Essentials. Since its inception in 2011, the program has connected more than 472,000 students, parents, veterans, and seniors in Oregon.