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To: MangoBoy who wrote (30296)	1/20/1998 10:44:00 AM
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BC Tel announces launch of ADSL ...vendor? bctel.com Burnaby, B.C. -- BC TELECOM unveiled today affordable, high-speed data services which will enable consumers, teleworkers and students in many areas of British Columbia to surf the Internet or access computer networks up to 150 times faster than with conventional modems. The services, called BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway, use asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology to deliver data and images at lightning-fast speeds over existing copper telephone wires. BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway provides "downstream" speeds of one to four megabits per second and "upstream" speeds of 160 to 640 kilobits per second. At four megabits per second, 200 pages of text can be download.... cut.. The speeds of BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway: Downstream speeds of one to four megabits per second and upstream speeds of 160 to 640 kilobits per second. The cost of BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway for SympaticoT customers: ú $64.95 per month for residential customers (includes Internet service and ADSL modem rental) The availability of BC TEL MultiMedia Gateway: ú It is available in selected areas of greater Vancouver, Oak Bay (near Victoria) and the south end of Kamloops. It will be introduced gradually to other parts of greater Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George and Kelowna as the new technology is installed throughout 1998. There are plans to offer it to more customers in those communities and expand to other regions in 1999.