The agency released its fourth annual report on broadband speeds, which showed once again that broadband providers are gradually increasing performance while delivering close to advertised speeds most ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s sixth annual “Measuring Broadband America” report wastes little time in reminding phone-based digital-subscriber-line (DSL) technology subscribers that they’re ...

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 ...

Cable-based broadband services will become the dominating wireline broadband technology, says Allied Business Intelligence (ABI), an Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based technology research firm. According to a ...

Fiber vs. Cable: Which Internet Type Is Best + Pros and Cons Your email has been sent Key takeaways Fiber is faster, highly reliable, more durable, and great for ...

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 ...

QUESTION: I’m moving to a new house where I can use either DSL or cable internet service, so which is better? ANSWER: Getting a solid internet connection has become a vital resource for us all, so ...

Ever wonder if the speeds your ISP advertises are actually what you're getting while reloading Engadget all day? The FCC did, and decided to team up with 13 major broadband providers in the US to test ...

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.

I have a closet with phone wire, Ethernet cable, and coax (for cable TV) that go to various jacks around my house. One of each line drops into the basement. Verizon connected the phone line to the box ...