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Existing broadband users were the early adopters who used to pay for the dial-up wait and they got impatient with it, which is why they switched over to broadband, ... We see a slowing down in broadband growth partly because most of the low-hanging fruit of early adopters have been harvested by broadband providers.

The migration to broadband is happening more slowly for dial-up users in 2005 than 2002. With fewer new internet users coming online these days, the stock of potential broadband subscribers is not being replenished.

The irony is while we're driving more productivity and revenue by switching to broadband POS systems, we need to be far more careful about Internet vulnerabilities. It's a whole new ballgame building an IP network for hundreds of stores that needs to function even if a broadband connection is lost, and has to protect private customer and business information, not to mention facilitate the business of managing the entire network.

Their focus on bundling and broadband seems to be working since they are growing, not losing business, so far. They are losing some customers to the cable TV industry, but the numbers are still strong.

The Internet is just a bunch of servers and broadband cables and routers that traffic data around the world. But I think now the Internet is starting to become an entity that society views as a human thing.

I'm sure one of the clauses in AOL's deal with broadband partners was a fairly hefty commitment as far as how many customers would make the switch. Two dollars removes any sort of price-related inertia that their dial-up customers might feel.

In increasing numbers we see audiences turning toward the broadband Internet as an exciting new channel through which they can access entertainment.

Increasingly, city officials view broadband in the 21st century the same way they viewed electricity 100 years ago and telephone service 50 years ago. It's falling into the category of a necessary and essential social service.

Increasingly we shall have people who are trained to work in all three media, so we can deliver this added service with relatively modest extra investment. For the television component we are not talking about 24 hours. We are talking about quite small segments of news being delivered on broadband and on digital satellite to consumers.

If my mother can set up her own broadband connection and she did then it has become a technology that is reasonably user-friendly to everybody. As more and more people go to the Internet just to pass the time, just for fun, it becomes a destination, just like turning on the TV traditionally has been.

If there's forced neutrality, 100% of building out services provided by cable and telecom companies fall to the consumer. It's going to price true broadband out of the reach of consumers, and therefore there won't be an investment case of building it in the first place.

If there's a shortage of broadband in the area, why not extend that broadband from the school to the homes?

If you look at Motorola over the past couple of years, they've really spent the bulk of their time downsizing, ... But now . . . they really like to focus more on the growth aspect of the equation, and if you look at one of the fastest growing markets in technology, it's certainly broadband access.

In today's world, a national broadband network is basic infrastructure and a source of competitive advantage.

In the regional areas we are seeing quite a lot of these wireless providers and I don't think that will change because in some of those areas wireless is the only option to get broadband Internet connectivity.

In the broad sense, our concern was that the merger of these two powerful companies would deny to competitors access to this amazing new broadband technology.

In terms of market dynamics, just look at the broadband trend and the growth in the wide range of devices. I wouldn't say we're going into an era where PCs are irrelevant, and I certainly wouldn't say that to PC Magazine, but I think we're going into an era where the PC is just one of a number of important devices.

In the absence of any meaningful competition in the consumer broadband market, and without?consumer safeguards, one would expect carriers to have the economic incentive -- and the opportunity -- to control users' online activities.

If your kid doesn't have broadband access, that's a real disadvantage for participating in modern education.

In fact, nearly 10 percent of active broadband users in the U.S. are in the New York area, a location similar to the dense, urban setting of Hong Kong.

In 2006, we will be offering a single, high-speed internet connection that allows customers to make free telephone calls to other broadband members, as well as normal phone calls. Soon thereafter, we will have a whole home solution. It will be entertainment without compromise.

Clearly we think it's premature to talk about separating portions of the broadband bill. The chairman is committed to working on comprehensive broadband regulatory reform.

City workers and visitors will be able to use wireless broadband to work more efficiently, staying in touch with their office via hand-held devices while on the move.

Canada is a world leader in broadband access and today's decision builds on this enviable record. It serves to ensure that reliable, affordable, high-quality telecommunications services are extended to Canadian who would not otherwise be served.

High-speed or broadband networks are now common. Server operating systems are highly scalable and ready to support thousands or tens of thousands of clients.

High-speed broadband access is the electricity of the 21st century, yet many rural and poorer urban communities are being left off the grid. The innovators and organizers at the National Summit for Community Wireless Networks are blazing the trail to make broadband affordable and available to everyone.

By any name, our VTX Communications and VTX Broadband companies are the best choice for South Texas business. We're both local companies with decades of experience in South Texas business, and we've got an astounding network to help meet any challenge.

By combining broadband Internet, phone and video services over a single cable line, we are taking a major step towards implementing future integrated data, voice and video telecommunications on a mass market scale.

By providing content in a new way, we can reach a whole new audience and introduce them to our established brands. This creates demand for our networks and for the broadband service that our cable operator partners provide.

Comedy Central viewers are by nature early adopters and avid users of advanced communications technologies and they expect to access our content when they want it, where they want it and how they want it, ... Windows XP Media Center Edition will optimize our soon-to-launch broadband channel by providing our users a variety of gateways to access Comedy Central content whether it's short and long form video, audio or text.

If consumers cared deeply about that kind of tiered pricing schedule, it's not going to happen, because no broadband provider in their right mind, at this point, is going to risk a significant part of its audience for a small increase in its revenue." ()

Great content is scarce and broadband distribution platforms are scarce. We can see more deals like this coming together to provide content for the Internet and digital TV.

The UK now boasts the highest level of broadband availability in the G8. We are now building on those efforts in becoming the first operator in the UK to commit to a national service which is capable of broadband speeds of up to 8Mbps. Our approach in getting the most out of ADSL technology means we get higher speeds to a national footprint as quickly as possible, making sure the opportunities are not just restricted to urban centers or those providers which operate their own networks.

This is our new network for broadband and we'll apply in the next couple of weeks.

This is our eighth consecutive quarter of delivering on our promises to achieve a significant turnaround, improved profitability and a strategic refocusing of Motorola around wireless, broadband and the Internet.

The hope is that we'll be encouraging users to upgrade to broadband because a majority of them will be able to get high-speed connections.

The evolution of ABC.com is just one piece of our comprehensive, digital media multi-platform business initiative. This announcement highlights the momentum we've achieved both in launching new broadband services and working with strategic partners in the digital media space, to ensure that our high-quality, informative and entertaining content is available to consumers whenever and wherever they choose.

The GT Group is going strong in Canada, where the broadband market is hot right now. GT is definitely up there.

Although broadband penetration among Internet users has long been on the rise, it was always amid speculation that the high cost of broadband would limit its widespread adoption. However, over the last year, carriers have responded to the growing demand for lower- cost broadband, and all indications are that this trend will continue.

And it's interesting, when you look at the predictions made during the peak of the boom in the 1990s, about e-commerce, or internet traffic, or broadband adoption, or internet advertising, they were all right - they were just wrong in time.

The goal of Microsoft is to prevent AOL from dominating the broadband space,

The draft before us undermines long-standing objectives of fostering localism, competition and diversity. Rushing this one-sided draft forward will set back our long-term goals of accelerating broadband deployment and video competition.

The current broadband offerings in Jamaica rely heavily on fixed lines, making it limited in choice for Jamaican consumers and businesses, while internationally, broadband access continues to trend away from fixed line to wireless.

The company believes in one service with multiple devices...the proliferation of devices could actually be a demand driver for broadband due to the cost of additional phone lines.

The commonsense approach embodied in this measure will assure that Universal Service support remains available for the preservation of local exchange and broadband service, particularly in rural and under-served areas, far into the future.

The media landscape has clearly changed with more and more marketers realizing that there is much to be gained from online advertising. With the increase in broadband penetration further enhancing how messages get delivered, we should continue to see a favorable environment for increased Internet ad spend.

The launch of ITV Local is part of the emerging broadband strategy within ITV.

The Internet's open, neutral architecture has proven to be an enormous engine for market innovation, economic growth, social discourse, and the free flow of ideas. Allowing broadband carriers to control what people see and do online would fundamentally undermine the principles that have made the Internet such a success.

The listing underlines our commitment to our employees, and customers in the U.S., where we have more than 40 percent of our business today, ... It will mark the next step in the development of Marconi as a leading global broadband communications equipment supplier.

I get really excited imagining what we can do in the future with broadband.

Our vision connecting the world of PC's and TV's has long included advanced broadband capabilities to deliver video, data and interactivity to the home,