Several days after Comcast announced increased broadband speed tiers, Verizon Communications said Wednesday that will increase the speed of its FiOS high-speed Internet service in 10 states.

The revamped service will provide download speeds of up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 Mbps (50/20), according to Verizon.

Residents in parts of California, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington will have the option to upgrade to 50/20 Mbps from their current 30/15 or 15/15 Mbps service.

Customers in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island already have access to 50/20 Mbps service.

FiOS Internet 50/20 Mbps service will be available in New York and Virginia for $89.95 and elsewhere for $139.95 a month with an annual service plan.

With 50 Mbps, a consumer could download a 112-minute, 5GB HD movie in 13.3 minutes, a 60-minute Web video in 8 seconds, and a 5 MB mp3 music file in less than eight-tenths of a second, Verizon said.

With the 20 Mbps upstream connection, a 250MB file of 200 photos can be uploaded in about 90 seconds.

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