Cox Starting Gigabit Internet Service to Residential Customers in San Diego

Cox Communications is launching gigabit Internet service for residential customers in San Diego, the company said in a news release Wednesday. Cox's initial launch of G1gablast, the name the company is marketing its gigabit service under, will include new single-family home communities in Escondido and north San Diego, it said. The company already launched G1gablast service in parts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Irvine, California; Las Vegas; New Orleans; Omaha; and Phoenix, the cable ISP said. Cox also said customers with the Ultimate Internet package will see speeds double to 300 Mbps.