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New iPhone Will Jumpstart Demand for Wireless Broadband

Posted on July 13, 2008

It was over a decade ago when I got my first broadband connection by today s comparison a very slow DSL connection from my then-local provider, Verizon Communications, which went by the name of Bell Atlantic. At $60 a month (not including the cost of the modem), the service, which got around 256 Kbps on a good day (vs. top speed of up to 640 kbps), was really a novelty.With the exception of many who worked in New York s Silicon Alley, not many cared about the expensive, always-on connection. Being a broadband nerd of sorts, I couldn t care less about the price tag; I couldn t wait ...

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