Comcast Begins Bundled Sales of Clear Service in Portland

Comcast has begun to resell Clear WiMax service to new and existing subscribers in the Portland metro area and surrounding suburbs under the brand names Comcast 4G and Comcast High-Speed 2go.

As a result of its initial investment in Clearwire last year, Comcast along with several other cable providers obtained the right to resell Clear WiMax service along with Sprint data services.

The current packages available consist of Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro which will cost $49.99 a month when bundled with Comcast home Internet service and will only work within the Clear coverage area, along with a Nationwide package that includes a dual-mode EVDO/WiMax modem for $69.99 a month.

Comcast has stated it will offer download speeds of up to 4 megabits per second in both packages with service expansion expected in the Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia markets by the end of the year.