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I’ve talked about Charter Internet service as a company and service to watch. They have really taken the ball– upping their customer service, reducing their prices, and promoting the heck out of the company with some stellar giveaways. The latest development by the guys in white lab coats at Charter is their Ultra60 Mbps Phatband Internet service. It’s available in St. Louis, MO, currently, and is being hailed as the fastest connection in that city, and as one of the fastest in the nation. Charter is expecting to announce this blazing-fast Internet connection service for various cities in 2009. You can read all about it at the Ultra60 Information Page at Charter.

I like Charter. (I have the need for speed, lol). Currently, they are not available in my Upstate New York area, but I’m hoping that they expand. Their new developments make me drool, and I’m greatly looking forward to someone to come up here and break the Verizon/Time-Warner monopoly. Those companies can charge whatever they want here, and we are stuck with them– unless we want dialup, but NO THANKS for that. So I’m really cheering Charter on.

This new Phatband service is faaaast. Who uses the Internet for email and browsing anymore? Not me! The Net has become not only an information portal, but the place where we connect with folks about the world, share media like videos, music, and photos, and play games. Dialup has gone the way of the dinosaur, and I think DSL is going to follow, too. Charter’s developments are turning the IP world on its head. If you’re into instant news and info, check out Charter’s Twitter Feed.