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Verizon boosts FiOS uploads to match downloads

By Peter Svensson
Published July 21, 2014 2:47pm ET
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Verizon boosts FiOS uploads to match downloads
FILE - In this March 13, 2009 file photo, Tyson Hoffman, a Verizon service technician, checks a cable as he connects it to the Verizon FiOS fiber network in Rockville, Md. Verizon is boosting the upload speeds of nearly all its FiOS connections to match the download speeds, vastly shortening the time it takes for subscribers to upload videos and back up their files online, the company announced Monday, July 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) | Alex Brandon

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is boosting the upload speeds of nearly all its FiOS connections to match the download speeds, vastly shortening the time it takes for subscribers to send videos and back up their files online.

Starting Monday, all new subscribers will get “symmetrical” connections. The cheapest plan will deliver 25 megabits per second up and down, an increase from 15 megabits down and 5 megabits up.

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