We need to expand the reach of broadband, high-speed Internet, to 7 million more people and hundreds of thousands of businesses in rural communities.
Broadband services, also known as high-speed internet services, come in two forms, DSL and FiOS, and broadband providers are witnessing greater growth in FiOS because download speeds are up to 5x faster for FiOS than traditional DSL broadband making streaming content, movies and other media easier to view online.
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Telecom providers believe that millions more Americans would use high-speed broadband Internet connections if only they could solve the so-called "last mile" problem.
British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
British Sky Broadcasting (nyse: BSY - news - people ), the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its interactive Digital TV service and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services.
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Ironically, it was concern by AOL that it would be shut out of high-speed, broadband internet services that led it to advocate "open-access" to cable systems - before it decided to buy Time Warner to assure its access to such services.
All over the world, telecoms and cable companies are fighting to provide people's houses with a broadband pipe that can pump in a high-speed Internet feed and the whole digital future.
Jeffords' move could doom a major piece of House legislation, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001, which would allow the Bells to offer high-speed Internet access without first opening their markets to local competition.
Indeed, counting mobile broadband, more Americans already have access to high-speed Internet services than have complete plumbing.
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In the second quarter, HomeFusion Broadband, a service that provides high-speed in-home Internet access, became available nationwide.
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Singapore is the most "wired" with claims that every house on the island is connected to the Internet via high-speed broadband cable.
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Meanwhile, the telephone network is usually in the hands of a state-owned (or formerly state-owned) monopoly that is reluctant to cannibalise corporate high-speed Internet access revenues by offering cheaper broadband.
Verizon has been delivering high-quality video entertainment to its FiOS and High Speed Internet broadband customers since 2005 with online services like Starz Play, ESPN360, Disney Connection, YES Network and NFL Game Extra.
Compaq also announced its new Triple Play broadband Internet access program, which offers customers a choice of three high-speed Net access options: cable modem, DSL, and satellite.
Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices today operate in 555 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band, and are used for short range, high speed wireless connections including Wi-Fi enabled local area networks and fixed outdoor broadband transceivers used by wireless Internet service providers to connect smart phones, tablets and laptops to the broadband network.
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Others say fixed-line operators, especially those that have a strong fiber optic backbone in place, are better bets because they are players in the broadband services game -- offering pay TV, video-on-demand, home shopping and banking as well high-speed Internet access.
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