This development has prompted the former incumbents to accelerate the introduction of DSL (digital subscriber line) technologies to provide high-speed Internet access over the phone lines, Sarkar added.

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Market demand is expected to increase at the end of this year and into next year due to the introduction of phones using the new WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which allows Internet content to be tailored for display on mobile telephones, pagers and other wireless devices, as well as of devices which incorporate EPOC, the operating system for wireless devices from the Symbian joint venture.

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The idea is to speed up the introduction of broadband services, which include telephone, internet, and television services all delivered through the copper wires.

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The free software is already the second most popular way for people to view the Internet, with more than 106 million copies downloaded since its introduction only one year ago.

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The business has taken off rapidly since Apple introduced a model last July with higher-speed Internet access and the introduction of the App Store, which gives users access to thousands of games, entertainment software and other applications.

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