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Internet competition heats up; providers offer faster, more mobile connections to superhighway
Arkansas Business, Dec 12, 2005 by Chip Taulbee
The company will continue bundling different communication and entertainment options, but federal regulators have also insisted that the new AT&T also offer some of its products individually.
AT&T's merger agreement with the Federal Communications Commission requires that within a year the company must offer standalone DSL service to customers in Arkansas and the 12 other states where the former SBC operated.
That means Arkansas customers no longer have to buy land-line telephone service to get AT&T DSL.
Arkansas' other Internet-providing behemoth, Comcast, has made much progress, especially in the speed department. Since the beginning of the year, the company has boosted its 3 Mbps service to 6 Mbps and its 4 Mbps service to 8 Mbps--and for no additional charge.
CHIP TAULBEE
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