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- Path: bwilson.traveller.com!user
- From: bwilson@traveller.com (Bob Wilson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Is there a group for cable modems?
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 02:11:30 -0500
- Organization: BJ Associates, Inc.
- Distribution: inet
- Message-ID: <bwilson-1401960211300001@bwilson.traveller.com>
- References: <4d9v44$1bc@i-2000.com>
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- In article <4d9v44$1bc@i-2000.com>, steveh@i-2000.com (Steve Heller) wrote:
-
- > BTW, how can such speeds flow thru bottlenecks on telephone
- > lines before reaching my provider and onto my computer?
-
- In our area, the cable companies appear to be interested in getting direct
- connections with our ISPs. Once connectivity is locally established, we'll
- be in good shape for all but possibly WWW and file images from out of the
- cable domain(s).
-
- The ISP links to the Internet backbone will entail other costs that
- probably will be handled by ATM and / or SONET. Fortunately, they'll be
- able to save money on ISDN plant and equipment as more and more users
- connect via the cable system.
-
- --
- Always recommend PCs and Windows--to your competition.
-