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=== 2010s: DOCSIS 3, fibre to the home (FTTH) and price increases === On January 16, 2012, customer advocacy blog Stop The Cap! reported that Rogers increased the price of all its cable Internet services by $2, except for Lite and Ultra-Lite which remain unchanged. Rogers blames its slightly higher cap limits and its SpeedBoost technology as reasons for the price increase. A customer, however, was quick to point out that the cable company "introduced 'SpeedBoost' as a 'free' feature which we are now apparently/effectively going to pay more for".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stopthecap.com/2012/01/16/rogers-hiking-prices-on-broadband-by-2month-blames-service-enhancements/ | title=Rogers Hiking Prices on Broadband by $2/Month; Blames Service "Enhancements" | last1=Dampier | first1=Phillip | date=16 January 2012 | access-date=2012-01-21}}</ref> A few days later, Stop The Cap! reported that DOCSIS 3.0 customers would benefit from a speed and usage increase. By February 21, Express speeds of up to 12 Mbit/s would now be up to 18 Mbit/s, while Extreme speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s would be increased to 28 Mbit/s. Also, Ultimate speeds of up to 50 Mbit/s would now be up to 75 Mbit/s. On March 8, data allowances for each plan would be increased by 10 GB and 20 GB, respectively. In August 2012, Rogers doubled speeds on its Lite plan from 3 Mbit/s to 6 Mbit/s. It also increased its usage caps from 15 GB to 20 GB. On August 1, 2012, Rogers started the availability of an unadvertised Ultimate tier which offers 150 Mbit/s of download speed and 10 Mbit/s of upload speed. Currently being implemented within the GTA area, the company plans to extend this service's availability to the rest of Ontario by the end of 2012. Customers with the older Ultimate tier will be informed when the new tier is available.{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}} Rogers introduced [[optical fiber|fibre]] to the home (FTTH) residential internet service in 2012. It is only available is select areas of Toronto, ON and Moncton, NB. In March 2015, Rogers introduced a streamlined package structure, known as '''Rogers Ignite'''. The Ignite packages are aimed primarily towards [[streaming media]], with the majority of the packages offering no usage caps.<ref name=cb-ignite>{{cite web|title=Rogers aiming to simplify with new "Ignite" Internet offering|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/rogers-ignite-robert-goodman-interview/|website=Canadian Business|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> In October 2015, Rogers launched Ignite Gigabit Internet, which supports [[4K resolution]] streaming to [[Rogers Cable]] NextBox 4K receivers.<ref name=gandm-rogers4k>{{cite news|title=Rogers leveraging sports ownership to push 4K TV|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rogers-leveraging-sports-ownership-to-push-4k-tv/article26672645/|access-date=6 October 2015|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref name=cbc-4krogers>{{cite web|title=Rogers announces Ignite Gigabit internet, 4K sports broadcasts|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-internet-1.3256745|website=CBC News|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, Rogers launched a [[Fido Solutions|Fido]]-branded home internet service in its Ontario markets, offering a 30 Mbit/s package with a 300 GB bandwidth cap, and discounts for Fido mobile customers.<ref name=cbc-fidointernet>{{cite web|title=Fido wireless carrier adds internet service in Ontario|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fido-internet-ontario-1.3328157|website=CBC News|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=gandm-fidointernet>{{cite news|title=Fido launching home Internet service as Rogers targets millennials|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/fido-launching-home-internet-service-as-rogers-targets-millennials/article27374462/|access-date=24 December 2015|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>
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