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To: otter who wrote (3642)	5/28/1998 1:46:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6180

ADSL report: newsalert.com <<<4.2 Million Residential xDSL Access By 2002 - Study Newsbytes - May 28, 1998 10:55 FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1998 MAY 28 (NB) -- By Sami Menefee, Newsbytes. IDC/Link's latest Residential Telecommunications Services research report says today's least used telecom service will soon be the most popular and will generate the most revenues for residential phone service providers. The market research company is talking about ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) service. The study says that, driven by the growing popularity of voice and data transfer, ADSL will reach 4.2 million homes by 2002. The report, titled "DSL Technologies: 1997 Residential Market Assessment and Forecast," examines four major areas where home-use Internet surfers will most likely make their online connection - all in the DSL (digital subscriber lines) arena. The four current xDSL types are HDSL/SDSL (high-speed digital subscriber line/single-line DSL), IDSL (ISDN or integrated services digital network DSL), VDSL (very-high-data-rate DSL) and ADSL (asymmetric DSL). Of these, ADSL has received the most media attention recently because of numerous trials now in progress. All US regional phone companies have said they plan to roll out ADSL service in their territories over the coming few years. HDSL has been used during the past four years to support T1 telecommunication access, but the report says the other types of DSL service are now beginning to develop faster. The IDC report points out that at present, ADSL is still in a marketing and technical trial stage because the regional Bell operating companies, independent local exchange carriers and Internet service providers (ISPs) do not have all the necessary equipment to support an immediate launch of this voice-capable data service. However, the survey reveals that in the next four years, about 4.2 million ADSL access connections will account for 37.9 percent of total phone revenues from residential subscribers. The report profiled both ISPs and facilities-based providers of DSL connections. IDC/Link has also conducted studies on the DSL forecast for small and medium-sized corporate use. IDC's site on the World Wide Web is at idc.com . >>>>