Comcast Jumps Two Spots in Netflix October ISP Speed Rankings

November 10, 2015 |Streaming Media

Comcast moved up two spots to sixth place on the list of U.S. providers in the Netflix October ISP Speed Index, Netflix said in a news release Monday. Comcast averaged 3.61 Mbps when its customers streamed Netflix in October, compared with 3.52 Mbps the previous month. Verizon FiOS maintained the top spot for U.S. service providers in October with an average speed of 3.8 Mbps, while Cox ranked second, averaging 3.75 Mbps. Bright House, Cablevision Optimum and Time Warner Cable rounded out the top five. Frontier, CenturyLink, Verizon DSL and Clearwire had the lowest average speeds for Netflix streaming among major U.S. ISPs for the month.