broadband access
High-speed online connection
Broadband access is the ability to connect to the internet at high speeds, typically through cable, fiber optic, DSL, or wireless technologies.
The term distinguishes fast, always-on connections from older dial-up service.
Discussions of broadband access often focus on availability and affordability: Rural areas still lack reliable broadband access.
The digital divide refers partly to unequal broadband access across communities.
- fiber opticsLight-carrying cable technology
- network infrastructureSystems enabling digital communication
- last mileJourney's terminal segment
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
home network · universal service · net neutrality · DSL · dead zones · optical fiber · streaming services · cord cutting · telecommunications · service provider · gigabit · telemedicine · highspeed · router · satellite internet · high-speed internet · Wi-Fi · smart home
- Digital Accessinternet, WiFi, connectivity, hotspot, ethernet
- economic developmenteconomic development, jobs, rural development, urbanization, job creation
- Policyeconomic policy, public policy, energy policy, tax policy, domestic policy
- rural developmentrural housing, land reform, farm loans, rural roads, rural infrastructure
- tech policydata privacy, net neutrality, tech policy, digital rights, content moderation
- tribal economicsgaming revenue, federal funding, federal grants, economic development, financial autonomy
broadband accessdial-up
Phone-line internet connection
dial-up internet · dial-up connection · narrowband · 56k modem · dial-up access
broadband accessoffline
Not internet-connected
disconnected · internet blackout · unconnected · off the grid · disconnection
band, broad, access, broaden, accessible, broadening, breadth, inaccessible, broadened