There's another debatable term in high-speed, always-on residential Internet access.

CNN: OPINION: The push is on to deploy high-speed, always-on residential Internet access

The company saw a 14.3% drop in primary residential switched-access phone lines, as consumers continued to move toward voice over IP and mobile devices for most of their voice calls.

FORBES: Connect

Many factory owners who couldn't afford to build new buildings because of the high cost of land and limited access to utilities converted hundreds of residential and other buildings into makeshift garment factories to keep up with the demand from Western retailers, labor groups say.

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They support adding parks and more green space, public transit, improved public access to beaches and waterfronts and creating more walkable communities that mix residential and retail uses.

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Furthermore, the ShareTV system "allows IPTV subscribers to legally share their stored TV content using peer-to-peer technology running in the Jungo Residential Gateway software, " essentially opening up a new realm of recorded television to access just in case your forgot to schedule a crucial recording.

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The 10 cities' plans are expected to bring superfast broadband access (offering speeds between 80 and 100 megabits per second) to around an extra 230, 000 residential and 55, 000 business premises as well as high speed wireless to even more.

BBC: UK cities divide up fast broadband cash