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.

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Business Secretary Vince Cable, whose Twickenham seat faces being split, is among those to speak out.

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Vince Cable has called for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to be split up, in a letter leaked to the BBC.

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