Picking Up the Pace: New Burst of Speed Hits Dial-Up Internet.

Reports that Internet service providers are giving users so-called acceleration services designed to speed up dial-up connections to the Internet. Cost of broadband access to the Internet, suggesting the accelerated dial-up service is a cheaper alternative; Percentage of Americans who are unable to get broadband because the infrastructure is not totally in place; Comparison of accelerated dial-up and traditional dial-up; How companies plan to sell and market the accelerated services; Percentage of U.S. households that have broadband, indicating a wide market still available for dial-up service.