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To: arthur pritchard who wrote (120587)	4/26/1999 9:01:00 AM
From: Bob Frasca	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

adsl (asymmetric digital subscriber line) uses the copper in your home phone line. It requires a "modem" on your end and another at the telephone company central office. It is distance sensitive in that you must be within 12,000 feet of your central office. (It is actually further but, from what I've been reading, after 12,000 performance begins to degrade) From what I understand, you will pay a set "subscriber" fee per month and you will always be connected, similar to a cable modem. The good news is that you can talk on the phone while downloading, surfing the net etc., all on the same phone line. (Those extra phone lines that many people have that are dedicated to computer access can go away.) It isn't really transportable yet and it should be available in Asia although the telecommunication infrastructure in Asia supports fiber-to-the-curb (fttc) in most places.