Looking to bundle your Comcast service with Verizon Wireless for one, big "quad-play" offering? You might be in luck. The cable provider today announced plans to expand its Verizon Wireless deal t about a half dozen more cities.
Comcast customers in Atlanta, Chicago, Colorado Springs and Denver, Colo., Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Salt Lake City will now be able to combine their Internet, cable, phone, or mobile phone bills into one triple- or quad-play package. Comcast rolled out the service in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco back in January.
As part of the rollout, Comcast is offering several incentives, including $50-$300 Visa prepaid cards, Internet speed upgrades, and double the 4G LTE data from Verizon Wireless.
The offering is part of the $3.6 billion spectrum purchase Verizon announced in December. As part of that deal, Verizon Wireless agreed to purchase 122 Advanced Wireless Systems (AWS) spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, LLC, a joint effort from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The deal also called for the cable companies and Verizon to resell each other's services.
The spectrum sale, however, is still awaiting regulatory approval. Recently, Verizon said it would sell off coveted spectrum in the 700-MHz band if officials approve the cable deal.
Earlier this month, Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable teamed up to launch a combined "quad-play" package in southwest Ohio.