Cablevision on Tuesday claimed the title of the fastest cable Internet provider in the US by launching Optimum Online Ultra. By using the newer multi-channel DOCSIS 3.0 standard, the carrier promises a peak of 101Mbps downstream and a still-fast 15Mbps upstream. The service is theoretically twice as fast as Comcast’s 50Mbps service and won’t have a bandwidth cap, permitting as much use of the service as customers like.

Ultra will cost $99 per month and should launch May 11th, focusing primarily on the Long Island area. It’s not mentioned how soon all of Cablevision’s customers will have access to the faster speeds, but the company does say that it has doubled the upstream speeds for its free-with-service Wi-Fi hotspots to 3Mbps.

Now the only question why do I have to pay $50 a month for 15Mbps/768Kbps.  Just doesn’t seem fair now does it?