In 2000, most Internet access to homes was provided using dial-up, while many businesses and schools were using broadband connections.
But American utilities are only now beginning to roll out broadband connections on their grid.
Though there are people, especially seniors, who are not interested in a faster broadband connection.
Like the cable guys, phone companies discount broadband connections when consumers also order their calling plans and, increasingly, satellite television.
We bring broadband connection to your home.
Though the cable industry still controls the majority of residential broadband connections, the Bells are now adding more new customers per month.
She will happily sign up with Verizon when it brings broadband connections to her area, she said.
However, it is actually a question of whether we can secure broadband connections and cheap data transmission for our citizens in future.
So far, though, many more people in this country have modems than they do broadband connections.
Increasingly, viewers will also be using broadband connections to watch television programmes.
Fibre broadband connections are sold to retail service providers (RSP), who then sell Internet access and other services to consumers.
And Mr. Miller will have to decide how fast to press AOL's subscribers, who mainly use dial-up modem connections, to switch to faster broadband connections.
My current hotspot plan (my home broadband connection) is 5GB/month of 3G service plus unlimited 4G/month, for a fixed price.
One area that's often under-appreciated especially in these days of ever more powerful computers and bigger broadband connections is how responsive an interactive is.
Google remains a big backer of white spaces technology, which it hopes can offer long-range wireless broadband connections should the 700MHz auction not provide for this using licensed spectrum.
We have wireless broadband connections as well.
The National Broadband Plan envisages provision of 160 million broadband connections including 60 million wireless broadband connections by the year 2014.
They need a wireline broadband connection, for instance.
This is connected with the idea that securing a wireless broadband connection is essential in order for all citizens to have access to new and innovative services.
With only little more than 1 dollar, customers can enjoy a wireless broadband connection up to 3,6Mbit/s.