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.

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The treaty follows the lead of leaders from Asia-Pacific nations, who pledged at a summit in Brunei earlier this month to triple the number of people with Internet access in their region by 2005, and provide all people in the region with individual or community-based Web access by 2010.

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Additional growth opportunities for Televisa lie in "triple-play" packages of cable, telephone and Internet access.

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The giant incumbents in cable, telecom and direct satellite now push a triple play of services to consumers: TV, phone and Web access.

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"As a first step toward this goal we aim to triple the number of people within the region with individual and community-based access by 2005, " their statement says.

CNN: Asean, APEC move to boost e-commerce and bridge Asia's digital divide