PHILADELPHIA -- High-speed Internet access over ordinary telephone lines is a technology that was to pave the promised information superhighway -- but for most consumers it's become a road to nowhere.

EchoStar Communications and SBC Communications are packaging satellite services with digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access in an effort to better compete with cable companies for customers of ...

As more U.S. households unplug their dial-up Internet service for a speedier broadband connection, their choice of provider remains a question of price, according a new study. Seventy-one percent of ...

As more American homes install high-speed Internet connections, telephone companies are finally starting to take market share from the once-dominant cable companies. The top U.S. cable ...

In the U.S., cable TV companies dominate broadband. But DSL isn't far behind, with about 46% of total connections. In fact, DSL growth is estimated at 15% to 20% annually, so it's expected to pass ...

The two variants of DSL currently available in the UK are ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and RADSL (Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line). ADSL provides download speeds of 512kbps to 2mbps ...

Are you reading this over AT&T DSL right now? If so, you might have to upgrade or go shopping for a new ISP soon. AT&T quietly stopped selling new traditional DSLs on October 1st, though they will ...

I, Cringly is back in action, this week prophesying the death of broadband and DSL. I can't say that I agree with him. AT&T has been doing a very good job in supporting and promoting broadband in my ...

The number of broadband DSL subscribers in the U.S. jumped 13% in the first quarter of 2004, growing by 1.2 million customers to a new high of 10.6 million, according to figures released earlier this ...

LONDON — European take-up of broadband using DSL increased by 17.5 million subscribers, or 45 per cent, in the year to the end of June , making the region the top user of DSL , according to the DSL ...