PHILADELPHIA -- High-speed Internet access over ordinary telephone lines is a technology that was to pave the promised information superhighway -- but for most consumers it's become a road to nowhere.

As more U.S. households unplug their dial-up Internet service for a speedier broadband connection, their choice of provider remains a question of price, according a new study. Seventy-one percent of ...

Several of Australia's largest internet service providers are using the new naked DSL style of broadband to extend the reach of their services and eliminate customer black spots. ADSL, by far ...

ROSEVILLE, Calif.--For 88 years, the Roseville Telephone Company watched the telecommunications world transform the 83 square miles it served surrounding this former railroad town outside Sacramento.

In the U.S., cable TV companies dominate broadband. But DSL isn't far behind, with about 46% of total connections. In fact, DSL growth is estimated at 15% to 20% annually, so it's expected to pass ...

The number of broadband DSL subscribers in the U.S. jumped 13% in the first quarter of 2004, growing by 1.2 million customers to a new high of 10.6 million, according to figures released earlier this ...

The two variants of DSL currently available in the UK are ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and RADSL (Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line). ADSL provides download speeds of 512kbps to 2mbps ...

DSL appears to be winning out over cable as the most popular broadband connection method of choice. The number of DSL subscriptions worldwide has grown 39 percent over the past year to pass the 150 ...

Surprisingly, cable still edges out DSL in the U.S. But more carriers are turning to DSL as they move to IPTV and the triple play. We often take high-speed Internet service for granted. Today, it's ...

I, Cringly is back in action, this week prophesying the death of broadband and DSL. I can't say that I agree with him. AT&T has been doing a very good job in supporting and promoting broadband in my ...

Mark Lewis and his wife bought a house in Winterville, Georgia, in August 2012. They figured getting Internet service would be as simple as calling up AT&T, because the prior owners had AT&T DSL ...