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broadband Internet
A high-speed connection to the Internet via cable, DSL, satellite or FiOS. In the U.S. in 2009, Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner and Verizon together had more than 45 million broadband Internet...
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Definition: broadband Internet
A high-speed connection to the Internet via cable, DSL, satellite or FiOS. In the U.S. in 2009, Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner and Verizon together had more than 45 million broadband Internet subscribers. See broadband.
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