Bottom line: Cable providers like Comcast could benefit from a scenario in which Netflix is forced to raise its subscription price.
Instead they are providing television sets that can be plugged into the Web via a telephone line or television cable.
The FCC regulations also place tougher restrictions on fixed-line services from cable and phone companies than on wireless carriers, which have more limited bandwidth.
But it may also spark renewed price competition between broadband service providers, such as phone companies like Verizon Communications pushing digital subscriber line service, and cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner offering cable modem service.
Unknown to most, the buzzy SoMA neighbourhood where most of these winemakers work was once called South of the Slot (referring to the cable car line that ran down the centre of Market Street) and was home to more than 100 wineries in the late 1800s, including J Gundlach and Co, California's oldest continuously family-owned winery (now based in Sonoma).
Does your DSL, Cable or T1 line go down occasionally?
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You may remember the British firm for its T14, T12 -- or more recently -- T9 offerings, but the latest line-up cuts the cable, opening up a host of new audio sources.
And it is far from clear that people will want to buy all their services from one supplier, even if they can be beamed down from the sky without having to bother with a cable or telephone line.
If Pandora ran several minutes of audio ads per hour (the way terrestrial radio does) vs. just a few 15 second spots, the percentage of revenues paid out as royalties would be dramatically lower and would be more in line with satellite radio or cable TV.
Cable companies also say line-sharing would discourage them from investing in new networks, delaying deployment of broadband across the country.
In theory, these systems would provide easy Internet access to homes, at speeds and prices comparable to that of cable or digital subscriber line connections.
These include the increasingly popular 3.5mm pass-through jack (so friends can plug in and share your music), a collapsible design, a detachable part-coiled cable and in-line remote.
Main.net's gear already serves 10, 000 European homes at speeds of 500 kilobits a second, roughly equal to average cable and digital subscriber line (DSL) speeds, but a tenfold increase over standard dial-up modems.
Movies have also become the latest weapon in the battle between cable companies and fixed-line phone companies.
It has an Ethernet port so you can easily connect it to a cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL).
Better yet, if you have a cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL) service, this server will let you access your files from anywhere that you have an Internet connection.
In addition, the mic and line-level inputs on the breakout cable are separate, meaning all inputs can be connected simultaneously, without having to re-patch when you switch from one to the other.
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With 55 percent of all U.S. households beholden to a single, fixed-line provider of broadband access (mostly cable modem service), the Commission should consider how each of its rules affects broadband investment.
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The problem for broadband users is that relatively few homes have the home network needed to connect both a PC and a handful of other devices to a single cable modem or digital subscriber line.
The early-adopter set has been playing with home networking for a few years, but now the technology is spreading to mainstream consumers, who want to split the fast Internet connection of a cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL) among several PCs, and also share computer files and peripherals such as printers and scanners.
Telecoms firms are in trouble because their fixed-line business is shrinking, and because their cable rivals are beating them in entertainment while getting stronger in telephony.
There's a reason why the Xbox also works as a DVD player and has a hard drive and an Ethernet connection port on the back suitable for cable modem or a digital subscriber line Internet connection.
The lengthy braided cable was slick, the in-line remote was a thoughtful touch and the headband was amongst the most comfortable we've had the pleasure of coming into contact with at this price point.
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Soon after the deal was announced, Time Warner Cable said it was dropping Current from its line-up.
Perhaps hitting closer to home were the comments of Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.), who told Whitacre in his opening comments how he's shutting off service on a phone line coming into his house and planning to use a cable modem for Internet access.
Fixed-line operators in America have suffered a torrid few years as cable firms and mobile operators have eaten away at their business.
She immediately darted for the shore and wrapped herself around a cable near the dock, but Mike somehow worked the line free.
The bottom line is that local broadcast channels are available in HD to any cable subscriber with a clear QAM tuner, whether you have a set-top-box or not.
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