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To: Killian who wrote (4248)	1/13/1999 7:26:00 AM
From: riposte	Respond to of 29970

Super-Fast Cable Modems Today? A good read at AnchorDesk - several mentions of ATHM, and the cable industry in general. Steve WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1999 Super-Fast Cable Modems Today? Jesse Berst, Editorial Director ZDNet AnchorDesk Remember when you were 15 and how you longed for your driver's license? How you envied your friends who could drive? And how it seemed like an eternity until you'd turn 16? A lot of people feel the same way about fast access. It's just around the corner for most of us -- and we envy those lucky few who have it now. Most pundits think cable modems have taken the lead over ADSL and satellite for fast access. And that it will be cable modems that give most people their introduction to high-speed surfing. With that in mind we've put together this guide to cable modems, so you'll be ready to take advantage of it when it arrives. And it could be sooner than you think. Consider this: Increased usage: @Home and Motorola both saw hefty sales increases in 1998. Analysts estimate 450,000 to 500,000 users jumped on the cable modem bandwagon last year. ADSL saw only 25,000 converts. Click for more. Forrester Research puts cable usage at 2 million by the end of 1999, and 80% of the broadband market by 2002. FULL TEXT @: zdnet.com