Verizon Communications Inc on Tuesday launched a new Internet service over its high-speed FiOS network that allows users to upload and download data and Web entertainment at the same speed.
The "symmetrical speed" service, available initially in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut before a wider launch, will enable users to access the Internet at an upstream and downstream speed of 20 megabits per second, Verizon said.
Average Internet access speeds, using DSL and cable modems, are around 3 to 5 megabits-per-second downstream and less than 2 megabits-per-second upstream, a company spokesman said.