One week after announcing that it would work with BitTorrent on ways to better manage Internet traffic on its network, Comcast announced Wednesday the first rollout of its higher-speed Internet service, which will launch Thursday in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The speedier service is based on the cable industry's Data Over Cable Service Inferface Specification 3.0 standard for data delivery.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts promoted DOCSIS 3.0 technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, saying that it would dramatically improve Comcast's broadband speeds.

The Comcast service will offer up to 50 megabits per second download speeds and 5 mbps upload for no price increase ($149.95 per month). Comcast said it will provide up to 100 mbps within two years and 160 mbps in the future. Currently, Comcast's fastest download speed is 16 mbps.

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