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 ...

Fourth quarter results from AT&T, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable show that DSL customers are leaving in droves and that many are switching to fiber and cable high-speed services. AT&T lost 636,000 DSL ...

According to the DSL Forum, DSL is the number one broadband access technology for users around the world—and by a wide margin. In an announcement last week, the group claimed that DSL was used by ...

A business.com editor verified this analysis to ensure it meets our standards for accuracy, expertise and integrity. DSL, which stands for “digital subscriber line,” uses the same landlines used for ...

Are you reading this over AT&T DSL right now? If so, you might have to upgrade or go shopping for a new ISP soon. AT&T quietly stopped selling new traditional DSLs on October 1st, though they will ...

CenturyLink offers DSL and fiber internet plans with no contracts or data caps. Its Fiber Gigabit plan costs $75 per month, while the Simply Unlimited DSL plan is $55 per month. CenturyLink operates ...

Why is one bandwidth-hungry town building its own 1Gbps fiber network for its citizens when AT&T already offers them 6Mbps DSL? That's the question AT&T would like to ask city leaders in Chanute, ...

Optical networks everywhere? The savviest vendors know this isn’t practical. So they’re moving to secure relationships that will let them play a part in the hybrid high-speed networks that even new ...