The Benefits of Broadband More and more sites offer broadband-specific content, and it's changing the way we use the Web.
Many people first experience a fast Internet connection at work.
Interestingly, cable modem and some of the DSL connections that you might get at home can be faster than many business connections. On a personal level, availability and responsiveness promotes informality and inquiry. People with fast connections research, investigate, and reference information more casually and more frequently than those who must work at dial-up speeds. Voice telephone services, security and fire sensors, environmental controls, and other signals will use these permanent connections. Within a year, competitive local-exchange carriers will deliver DSL and cable modems with four to six telephone jacks on the back.