He reckons that broadband is not a replacement for dial-up access, but an add-on.
Granted, the monthly amount is roughly what you'd pay for unlimited dial-up access from a major ISP anyway.
The five-year-old firm, a cable-TV operator with about 30, 000 Manila customers, began offering Internet-over-cable in July as an alternative to conventional dial-up access.
In any other business it would be a home run, but the twisted economics of dial-up access have left the New York City telecommunications giant disappointed.
He has one telephone line, which he also uses for dial-up Internet access at 46kbps.
"The action taken today ensures that BT continues to recoup the cost of providing wholesale internet access, and that UK consumers continue to benefit from one of the world's most competitive dial-up internet access markets in the world, " said Oftel director general David Edmonds.
Narrowband (dial-up modem) users can access audio content only.
Power and Associates said that EarthLink ranked at the top or near the top for dial-up and high-speed Internet access, while AOL ranked comparatively low.
Web applications are often slow, because most consumers have to gain access to them over dial-up connections.
One is that the bill should clearly exempt broadband access, as well as dial-up service, from tax.
Right now the company relies on dial-up ISDN and 56K bps modems for most of its Internet access.
Example: access to the Internet in nations without much dial-up or DSL or cable or Wi-Fi.
Verizon initially said in a FAQ that it would slow users' access speed down to 256Kbps, "a little faster than typical dial-up speed" for up to three days - but later deleted the information from its site.
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