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To: Mr Bones who wrote (787)1/26/1999 7:08:00 AM
From: GHowe  Read Replies (1) of 1434
 
Mr. Bones,

Cable modems run symmetrically, or the same speeds upstream and downstream over two way HFC. Remember, however that a large percentage of the physical plant of the CATV companies is only one way. What these companies have resorted to is to run HFC downstream, and utilize copper phone lines for the return path. Something of a gap, eh? 10 Mbps down, 56 Kbps up. And not only does the end user have to pay for the cable modem, high speed service and the ISP charge, but they likely are paying the telco for a second line as well.
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