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Equipment is one obstacle to access, but so is limited bandwidth.
Many local cable television providers are offering schools and libraries one free public Internet connection, which will boost the total number of libraries that have at least one computer connected to the Internet. And some libraries have been connected much longer. How cable Internet happens A typical cable Internet connection isn't much different from a leased line from the phone company. A cable modem sits between the hub and the outside world, passing traffic to and fro, similar to a phone modem. The big difference you might notice is that the cable modem connects to the world with cabling identical to that sturdy black round wiring that connects your home TV to your cable service.