Given this situation with dial up lines, Retailing price of Internet delivery through coaxial cable would also have to be revised downwards. While this throughput may seem low it is adequate, given the fact that smaller MAN networks are unlikely to subscribe to a connectivity of more than 128 Kbps. We have been informed that Switches do not have the bandwidth sharing limitation of a HuB, though they are more expensive. We must stress here that we are not in a position to authoritatively confirm this. More information will certainly be available but unfortunately, beyond the deadline for writing this article.
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This license is expensive and its cost depends on the area for which the license is required. The cost of a license to service metro cities is much higher than the cost of the license to provide ISP service in a small town. However, there are various means to address this requirement. A MAN service provider may affiliate himself to one of the existing ISPs in the region from whom he obtains his Internet connectivity. In such a case no separate licensing is required, by the MAN network.