SBC Communications will begin selling its SBC Yahoo! DSL through some 2,000 retail stores across its 13 state territory. Major retailers now offering SBC Yahoo! DSL include Best Buy, RadioShack, Cingular Wireless and Gateway. The service is also available at Staples and Micro Center stores through an agreement with GetConnected, as well as at Sam’s Club, OfficeMax, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Menards, Kmart, and Super Kmart through an agreement with Wireless Retail Inc. SBC companies expect to forge agreements with additional retailers.
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You just read about DSL. Here is what it replaced:
BPL (Broadband over Power Line) served 2004–2010. What ultimately replaced it?
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