- Wed Jan 24 1996 Boston cable-modem test planned
Continental Cablevision and BBN Planet have announced a trial program for high-speed access to the Internet via cable TV subscribers in the Boston area.
- Fri Jun 14 1996 UUNet tests Westell ADSL modem
UUNet is testing an ADSL network using a new modem from Westell.
- Mon Mar 25 1996 3Com set to produce cable modems
Having bought an equity stake in closely held cablem modem manufacturer Com21, network equipment vendor 3Com is ready to enter the market for high-speed network access devices.
- Fri Mar 22 1996 Intel becomes cable modem impresario
Intel has dropped plans to manufacture cable modems for high-speed access to the Net, saying it prefers to license its technologies and help create standards that will drive demand for cable modems.
- Thu Mar 4 1999 Groups OK two cable modems
Trade organizations give the thumbs up, a significant, sorely needed step toward wider deployment of high-speed Internet services.
- Wed Jul 28 1999 The next wave in fast Net access
The fight over cable open access may fade as a new wave of broadband technology, like direct fiber-optic cable connections and satellite transmissions, is unleashed.

