Brightspeed offers fiber and DSL internet service across 20 states in the eastern and midwestern United States. With plans starting at $29 a month and top speeds reaching 2 Gbps, Brightspeed is a ...

A DSL standard that combines fiber and copper to reach gigabit speeds was approved today by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The next step for the new G.fast standard is certifying ...

DSL internet provides home Wi-Fi through existing copper phone lines, with speeds up to 115 Mbps. It remains a reliable and affordable option, especially in rural areas where fiber or cable are ...

There's a lot to like about the service from Consolidated Communications, though your service will be somewhat of a coin toss. This internet provider's network reaches less than 2% of the population ...

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A 22-year-old Verizon promise to bring fiber Internet or "comparable technology" to its entire service area in Pennsylvania has instead left more than two million homes with nothing but slower DSL or ...

AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home internet to less than 30 percent of the households in its 21-state territory, according to a new report that says AT&T has targeted wealthy, non-rural areas in its ...

Some critics have said that DSL is just an interim technology until the carriers finally get smart and install fiber-optic cable to each home. The industry has dreamed of doing this for years, but the ...