ACCESS HARDWARE


COST/MO.

$40

PER

MONTH

$19 - $60

PER

MONTH

$10 - $20

PER

MONTH

$16 TO $40

PER

MONTH

$19 - $60

PER

MONTH

$500

TO

$6500

$10 - $20

PER

MONTH


INSTALLATION


$50-100

$300

TO

$3500


MODEM

$600

TO

$1000

$300

TO

$600

$2000

TO

$6500


$300

AVAILABILITY


1998


CURRENT


CURRENT


1998-99


NOW


NOW


NOW


TYPE


CABLE TV


CELLULAR PHONE

STANDARD

PHONE

LINE


SATELLITE


BASIC

INTERFACE


ADSL(1)

STANDARD

PHONE

LINE


SPEED


1 - 10 MBPS


10MBPS -

25MBPS


33.6 KBPS


500 KBPS


128KBPS


1 - 6 MBPS


33.6 KBPS

TARGET

USER


ALL

HIGH

END

USERS


ALL

HIGH

END

USERS

HIGH

END

USERS

HIGH

END

USERS


ALL

CABLE

MODEM

WIRELESS

MODEM

DIAL UP

DBS(2)

ISDN(3)

DSL(4)

WEB TV



(1) Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

  1. Direct Broadcast Satellite
  1. Integrated Services Digital Network

(4) Digital Subscriber Line














ACCESS:

WHO AND HOW MUCH

USERS E-MAIL WEB BROWSER VIDEO VIDEO CONFERENCING
RESIDENTIAL 1 STANDARD PHONE MODEM
RESIDENTIAL 2 STANDARD PHONE

MODEM

COMMERCIAL STANDARD PHONE MODEM TO HIGHSPEED NETWORK(1)
INDUSTRIAL STANDARD PHONE MODEM TO HIGHSPEED NETWORK(1)
MEDICIAL STANDARD PHONE

MODEM

TO HIGHSPEED NETWORK(1)
PUBLIC SERVICES STANDARD PHONE

MODEM

TO HIGHSPEED NETWORK(1)
EDUCATION STANDARD PHONE MODEM TO HIGHSPEED NETWORK(1)



  1. High quality video equipment available in the future

(Fiber optic network/broadband network)
















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