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Tuesday, August 21, 2001
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2001/nrcc0133.html High-Speed Connections to the Internet Increased 63% During the Second Half of 2000 for a Total of 7.1 Million Lines in Service High-speed lines connecting homes and businesses to the Internet increased by 63% during the second half of the year 2000, to a total of 7.1 million. The rate of growth for the full year was 158%. Of the total 7.1 million high-speed lines, 5.2 million were residential and small business subscribers. About 4.3 million of the 7.1 million high-speed lines provided services at speeds of over 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in both directions, and thus met the Commission's definition of advanced services, an increase of 51% during the last six months of the year 2000. The rate of growth for the full year was 118%....
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