Cheap ADSL coming soon to Boston
Bell Atlantic May Test High-Speed Internet Line, Paper Says
Bloomberg News
April 25, 1998, 10:53 a.m. PT
Boston, April 25 (Bloomberg) -- Bell Atlantic Corp. wants to
test market its high-speed Internet line, known as ADSL, in
Massachusetts in September or October, the Boston Herald
reported. Bell Atlantic President Ivan Seidenberg said the
company hopes to offer the service by the first quarter of next
year. ADSL, or asymmetric digital subscriber lines, let Internet
users connect at speeds 50 times faster than conventional modems
and would cost about $40 to $50 a month, the paper said.
Bell Atlantic said first-quarter profit rose 11 percent,
matching expectations, as it installed more phone lines,
increased traffic on its network and added wireless customers.
(BH 4/25 16 www.bostonherald.com)
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