Where on line is on cable; in test cities, sitcoms and Internet travel together
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Cable companies offer Internet access in an attempt to compete with telephone companies that are entering the cable market. The cable operators emphasize the community nature of their service, giving local organizations that can not afford to do it themselves an on-line presence. The cable companies also offer a technological edge, providing data rates that are as much as 800 times faster than downloading over a modem and standard telephone line. The faster speed comes from coaxial cable's high capacity, and the technology has the advantage of being currently available. Analysts predict that the market for high-speed data delivery will reach $8.4 billion for the cable industry by the year 2004. Telephone carriers claim that data-delivery speeds drop significantly when many users log on at the same time. The carriers also point out that many Internet sites have speed limitations that make the cable speed advantage superfluous.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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AT&T will offer no-fee Internet; phone giant moves to bring the mainstream on line
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AT&T announces that its telephone clients will receive free Internet access for a year, after which unlimited access will cost less than $20 monthly. Analysts are lauding the move as one that will make the Internet more like a public utility. The plan allots each of AT&T's 80 million residential customers and 10 million business customers five hours of Internet access each month for the first year. Users must have a PC and a modem to take advantage of the offer. In 1996, about 15 million Americans have Internet access, a small number in comparison to AT&T's client base. AT&T's service competes against Internet access providers, online services and other telephone carriers, but many believe AT&T's comprehensive offering will give it an edge. The service includes free Web browsing software, 24-hour technical service, no set-up fees, 200 local dial-in numbers and a promise to radically reduce busy signals.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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