The broadband war between phone and cable companies may be entering a new phase, according to subscriber growth numbers disclosed in a pair earnings reports this week. AOL Time Warner's Time Warner ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. A new kind ...

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 ...

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." The ...

In a major turnaround, the research firm In-Stat/MDR is no longer forecasting that DSL will overtake cable as the most widely used technology getting broadband into consumer’s homes. New data from the ...

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 ...