Some critics have said that DSL is just an interim technology until the carriers finally get smart and install fiber-optic cable to each home. The industry has dreamed of doing this for years, but the ...

As Verizon and AT&T have been busily rolling out their fiber solutions, those living in Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, and points in between were wondering when their telecom would get in the fiber ...

Optical networks everywhere? The savviest vendors know this isn’t practical. So they’re moving to secure relationships that will let them play a part in the hybrid high-speed networks that even new ...

AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home internet to less than 30 percent of the households in its 21-state territory, according to a new report that says AT&T has targeted wealthy, non-rural areas in its ...

Depending on where you live, you might be surprised to hear that slower DSL internet not only, but for many people in rural America, it's the only fixed-line option to get online. Now AT&T will stop ...

The Koblenz Regional Court grants the injunction lawsuit by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations against 1&1 due to misleading advertising. The internet provider presented the availability ...

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 ...

A business.com editor verified this analysis to ensure it meets our standards for accuracy, expertise and integrity. DSL, which stands for “digital subscriber line,” uses the same landlines used for ...

moving from cable to CenturyLink DSL and want to continue to use my own Router (Linksys AC1900). When looking at CL's site for approved devices, I only see modem/routers. I could take one of these ...

One of America’s largest internet providers is uploading its oldest broadband technology into the sunset. On Oct. 1, AT&T stopped selling digital-subscriber-line connections, stranding many existing ...

John Cioffi was there when Bell Labs decided in the 1970s to turn the single remaining analog part of the AT&T network – the twisted-pair copper wires that run to each customer’s home – into a digital ...