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What is Broadband? A Definition in Under 100 Words.

Written by Jayne Miller | Aug 4, 2016 1:47:00 PM

Answer: the definition of broadband is, formally, “a high-capacity data transmission type that can handle multiple types of traffic at once.”

But in the context of internet access, broadband is used to mean any high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than traditional dial-up access.



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