中华电信HiNet竟然有30年了！HiNet于1995年4月推出拨接(Dial-up)上网服务正式商用营运，1999年推出ADSL(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)、2007年推出光世代网路服务(FTTx)，2008年12月光世代客户即突破100万。2 ...

This leaves a gigantic digital divide, as only 28% of AT&T ... where fiber ends at the network node closest to the subscriber’s home, and the local loop is still over copper or coax.

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line, and it’s essentially internet over copper. Up until the mid-1990s, many people accessed the internet by using modems of various baud rates, myself included.