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AMITAVA DUITA-ROY ast users acccssing the Internet still rely o~~.tli;ll-np modems to M establish a connection with a servicc provider, even though thc fastest of thcse devices arc rated at 5h,6 kb/s and u s u a l l y operate closcr t o 3 3 , 3 kb/s. Altcrnativc access tcchnologies lmvc morc to offer. Asyminctric digital sobscriber linc (AWL), cable muclem, wirc~ less, and direct satellite broadcast can support ii1uI timedia-notably gl j tch-lrcc bit strcaming o l audio and video ovcr tlic Intclnct, at rates ~cncrally up to IO Mb/s Thcy have also provcn maltrrc and reliable, and arc improvinfi stcadily.By and largc, h o~~~e v e r , thcsc cmcrgerir technologics arc confusing to tisrr?; in