the world, supporting both business and residential users. In 1994, a

multimedia Internet application known as the World Wide Web became

popular. The higher bandwidth needs of this application have highlighted

the limited Internet access speeds available to residential users. Even at 28.8

Kilobits per second (Kbps)-the fastest residential access commonly

available at the time of this writing-the transfer of graphical images can be

This report examines two enhancements to existing residential

communications infrastructure: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN),

and cable television networks upgraded to pass bi-directional digital traffic

(Cable Modems). It analyzes the potential of each enhancement to deliver

Internet access to residential users. It validates the hypothesis that upgraded

cable networks can deliver residential Internet access more cost-effectively,

while offering a broader range of services.

The research for this report consisted of case studies of two commercial

deployments of residential Internet access, each introduced in the spring of

covered much in the literature, namely, how this infrastructure can be

watch, the subscriber's cable equipment includes a tuner to select

residential communications infrastructures.

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Approximate Word count = 2856
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)