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November 4, 2006
 
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Technology Fact Sheets

  • Cable Modem
    Cable modem service is a high-capacity connection to the Internet, that uses your existing cable television wires without interfering with your channels.
  • DSL
    A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a high-capacity connections to the Internet that uses existing telephone wires without interfering with your telephone service.
  • Fixed Wireless
    Fixed wireless in a high-capacity connection to the Internet and often the only option for sparsely populated areas or where challenging terrain prohibits traditional wireline connections.
  • Satellite
    This document is intended to provide a brief description of satellite technology, satellite frequency bands, satellite network components, the advantages of satellite service, the different classes of service, the evolution of satellite technology, satellite performance enhancements, bandwidth efficiency techniques and community benefits of satellite technology.

Updated: 2006-09-07

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