As more American homes install high-speed Internet connections, telephone companies are finally starting to take market share from the once-dominant cable companies. The top U.S. cable ...

The broadband war between phone and cable companies may be entering a new phase, according to subscriber growth numbers disclosed in a pair earnings reports this week. AOL Time Warner's Time Warner ...

Well, my neighbors DSL provider pulled the plug her DSL. She was getting on 384 up and down with 32 static IPs. We need to replace it with another provider. <P>Download speed is not critical, but ...

A new kind of digital divide is emerging in the U.S. broadband market. On one side are middle-income and price-sensitive households, which tend to favor DSL service offered by phone companies. On the ...

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PHILADELPHIA - High-speed Internet access over ordinary telephone lines is a technology that was to pave the promised information superhighway -- but for most consumers it's become a road to nowhere.

Over in the WAN newsletter, Steve and Joanie have been discussing the idea of using cable modem access and DSL in the small office/home office environment for providing highly reliable service at a ...

Your internet can feel fast one day and frustrating the next, even when the plan on paper looks the same. Xfinity and AT&T often advertise similar speeds, but the experience and what you pay over time ...

Before you say yes or no, right now I'm paying 55 a month for cable. It's the ONLY cable option I can get, so it's not like I have a real choice.<BR><BR>So 55 a month for just a cable modem.<BR><BR>If ...

Last week at the SCTE TechExpo 24 in Atlanta, I spoke with many executives and one thing that caught my attention, among others was how traditional industries like cable television, telephone and ...