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Narrowband surfers slow to try this wave.

Australasian Business Intelligence, August, 2002

Aug 28, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)

Broadband Internet connections, being quicker at downloading, increase productivity. It also provides the convenience of continual access to a telephone line, compared with narrowband Internet connection. AT Kearney indicates in a mid-2002 report that broadband Internet connection in Australia has more than doubled in the past year. In July 2001 BIS Shrapnel was commissioned by the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, to report on optic cable networks in Australia. At least five companies were then involved in establishing networks on Australia's eastern seaboard. In 2002 there is a vast overcapacity with up to 90 per cent of the capacity of the...

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