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Broadband

Sometimes abbreviated as bb or referred to as a wideband transmission, broadband refers to telecommunications that provide a variety of channels of data over a single communication medium (wire). Today, there are a wide variety of broadband technologies available in most areas, below is a short listing of some of these types of services and some of the companies that provide it. Keep in mind that depending on where you are in the world these carriers will change.

Type Carriers Cost
Cable Usually the same companies who provide you with Cable TV.
Comcast
Time Warner (Road Runner)
$30.00 - $60.00
DSL Usually the same companies who provide you with a landline phone.
AT&T
Verizon
$15.00 - $40.00
Satellite An option for those who can't use the above solutions but want broadband.
HughesNet
WildBlueDish
Skyway
Starband
$50.00 - $150.00
 

A user with a broadband Internet connection will have a much faster and more enjoyable experience while on the Internet when compared to someone with a dial-up connection.

Also see: Bb, BPL, Cable, DSL, IDSN, Network definitions, Wideband transmission

 

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