By comparison the high-speed internet access BT is starting to roll out only runs at 512 kilobits per second.

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T-Mobile will bulk up its U.S. wireless network starting this quarter and will sell high-speed data services beginning next year, company execs said Friday.

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Meantime, local phone companies are starting to sell high-speed Internet access through digital subscriber lines.

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But, as Japan has shown, and Europe is starting to, high-speed railways can be profitable.

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But the sorts of 15 megabyte-and-above speed rates offered by the high-end data plans are often beyond the budgets of someone starting out with a home office.

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Meanwhile, a slew of other states are starting to stitch together their own plans for high-speed rail.

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Although some of the payout extends beyond just a couple of years, us investing now in revamping our existing infrastructure and then starting to lay the foundation for things like high-speed rail can make all the difference in the world.

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Starting this month, Nextel will be an early player in high-speed data transmission.

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