Beginning Tuesday, December 19, Roseville-based SureWest Broadband (NASDAQ:SURW) will rollout a new Internet service offering up to 50 Mbps of hyper-speed access which is approximately 50 times faster than typical broadband service. The catch - you must be one of SureWest’s FTTH network which reaches nearly 100,000 marketable homes in the Sacramento region.

SureWest is bundling the 50 Mbps offering in its newly-created “Ultimate” quadruple play package which also includes digital TV’s highest-end package, Full Color Multiplex, which features over 250 channels and includes every premium channel; National Unlimited local and long distance telephone; and Unlimited USA wireless with 1,000 travel minutes each month. Cost for the “Ultimate” quadruple play is $415.18 a month while the 50 Mbps product costs $259.95 per month.

A welcome Christmas gift for the ultimate movie/music downloader in your household?

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive