I've had cable modem service for more than year at home, and I can't imagine life without it. It's given me the option to work fruitfully at home, making it that much easier to reconcile the demands of job and family. This has changed the way my family uses the Internet by making it a truly convenient information tool. However, I question the prospects of these bills. It's a practical matter.
Broadband networks are expensive to build.
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