...DSL or cable-modem service have the options of fixed wireless or two-way satellite service. Each promises broadband Internet access unbounded by terrestrial wiring but comes with its own hang-ups. The first, fixed wireless, also goes by...

...non-AOL users to choose an AOL screen name. Both feature truly goofy icons and art. AOL 6.0 also supports broadband Internet access, via both DSL and satellite. The advent of "always-on" AOL either redeems all the flashy, slow-loading...

...counties, governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. WAV Wireless Web, Baxter, provides wireless broadband Internet access and wireless inter-office networking. WAV Wireless Web operates within a series of radio towers, similar...

...That's about as fast as a dialup modem can communicate over a good phone line. If you're accustomed to broadband Internet access though cable, DSL or an office network, 56k is downright pokey. But if you're surfing the Web on a laptop...

...the governors will attend sessions and share ideas on how to spur state economies with technology, ensure broadband Internet access and examine the impact of a technology-based economy on the environment and natural resources. The governors...

...example, is over 150 megabytes in size, compared with 3 or 4 megabytes for the average MP3 music file. But broadband Internet access through cable modems and the high-speed T3 lines on college campuses is making movie downloads more practical...

...high-speed service, and use it a lot, they're "Net hogs." How ridiculous. The big selling points of broadband Internet access are fast speeds and always-on access. Nobody advertises limits on broadband usage. So naturally, people...