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What's in Your Home

Right now, most of our homes are connected to the outside world in a number ways. We have telephones, televisions, and Internet service. These traditional technologies have served us well. In fact, your home is probably using some of these services right now... Traditional Telephone Technology Types: Wired Telephones Traditional telephone -- “POTS” (Plain Old Telephone System) Cordless telephone Wireless Telephones Cell phones Traditional Television Technology Types: Analog Cable With a set-top box Without a set-top box DBS Satellite DirecTV Dish Network Traditional Internet Technology Types: Phone-line-based Systems 56k Dial-up DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Cable-based Systems Cable modem

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An Overview of Emerging Communications Technologies

What Connects Your Home

Telephone Technologies

Television/Video Technologies

Internet Technologies

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