Cox doubling ultimate Internet speeds

Cox Communications announced Thursday it will be doubling Internet speeds for customers of its high-speed services in Arizona.

Maximum download speeds will increase from 150 megabits per second to 300 megabits per second starting in September, the company said.

Under the new package, users will be able to download a 5 gigabyte high-definition movie in 2 1/2 minutes, a 50 megabyte file in about one second, 10 songs in less than a second, and a YouTube clip in less than a second, according to release.

Earlier this year, the company made Cox High Speed Internet Starter package five times faster and Cox High Speed Internet Essential three times faster, according to the company.

Cox Communications serves 3 million residential and business product subscribers in Arizona, including 2.5 million in the metro Phoenix, according to the release.

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