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 ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

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 ...

Several of Australia's largest internet service providers are using the new naked DSL style of broadband to extend the reach of their services and eliminate customer black spots. ADSL, by far ...

In the race to make sure you’re connected to the Web, able to download game demos, and stream high-def video to your desktop, there’s always a mix of fantasy and reality. (How much fantasy depends on ...

We often take high-speed Internet service for granted. Today, it's easy to send e-mails with huge attachments, catch up on the latest music, or watch the hottest videos all instantly and online. Yet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — The European Union (EU) has narrowly taken over from Asia Pacific as the number one DSL region, with a total of over 23 million subscribers, around 11 million of them joining in the last 12 ...