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The Spread Of High Speed, A.K.A. Broadband Internet, Part 2 |
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The price of broadband internet access has dropped dramatically
over the past five years. Many people who could not afford
broadband internet access now realize that by just spending
about ten to twenty dollars more a month they can upgrade from
dial-up internet access to broadband internet access
This drop in price has been enough for people to look for an
alternative to the slow, unresponsive, and very unreliable
service that most of us became accustomed to while using
dial-up. One of the main reasons that the price has dropped so
much is that new technologies have been developed to allow
broadband internet access to be enjoyed in more places. Also
the infrastructure of many companies has been extended to allow
service to be available to more people.
Probably the biggest reason for the spread of broadband
internet access is the increase of availability. Many people
wanted broadband internet when they first heard about it, but
it was not available in their area. While we still have a very
long way to go, the United States is starting to build an
infrastructure that will allow broadband internet access to
almost anywhere in the country.
One of the best things about broadband internet is that once it
has been extended into an area, the price to distribute it to
other people in the area is much lower. Most of the money has
already been spent to get the infrastructure close enough to
major population areas, that the cost to supply it to users in
those areas is now very small.
Another reason the availability of broadband internet access
has grown so much lately is that many different types of
broadband is now available. These technologies include DSL,
cable, wireless, and even satellite and GSM networks. The
competition between these different companies has also helped
to “hype” broadband internet access, and drive prices down.
Broadband internet access is only going to get faster and
spread more, so we need to embrace these new technologies or we
will be left behind.
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