By the end of 2002, 80 percent should be able to have access to high-speed services.
In total there have been 13 studies into various high-speed services.
The rate was $156, including tax, and an additional $9.95 for high-speed Internet service.
The first phase of high-speed service is set for October 1999, almost two years away.
Power failures cut off high-speed Internet service for many companies across the city.
My advice is to give great thought to choosing a high-speed Internet service.
America Online's research, he said, shows that demand for high-speed service, especially at the current price of $40 to $50 a month, is modest.
In the 1980s, development of very high-speed service brought further electrification.
Cable companies are working hard these days to promote high-speed Internet access services.
That would enable the companies in turn to offer high-speed service locally at a low rate, he said.