Just as the railroad pushed the Industrial Revolution to new levels, broadband network deployment is expanding the possibilities of the Information Revolution. A hundred years ago the railroad took raw materials to factories and finished goods to market. Today, IP Communications is laying the digital tracks that carry the voice, video and data traffic of our modern economy to homes and offices across the world. At work and home, Americans are leading the world in both Internet penetration and broadband usage.
Email is now part of business as usual.
Just try doing without it. As demand rises, cost of service is falling. Bandwidth-hungry businesses are finding more and better ways to meet their needs. It can be delivered in a variety of media such as DSL, Cable, Fixed Wireless or Satellite. These methods will change, but the need for broadband will only grow.