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Technology Table Below is a list of Internet access technologies either available now or known to be in active development, together with their potential or actual access speeds, charging structures and availability. If there are any mistakes or missing technologies, please send us the details. Technology Access Speed Charging Structure Availability ADSL 512Kb/sec to user, 128Kb/sec from user £40pcm (BTopenworld home service) £25pcm (estimated Kingston retail) limited availability now ATM up to 622Mb/sec flat-rate monthly or yearly charge + setup available now BT Home Highway 64Kb/sec and 128Kb/sec metered by time + setup + line rental available now Cable modem 512Kb/sec to user, 128Kb/sec from user £20pcm (NTL) £25pcm (Telewest) limited availablity now Fixed wireless [wireless] up to 2Mb/sec TBD pending (licences awarded in part) Frame relay 64Kb/sec to 2Mb/sec flat-rate monthly charge + setup available now GSM [wireless] 14.4Kb/sec metered by time + service rental available now ISDN2 128Kb/sec metered by time + setup + line rental available now ISDN30 2Mb/sec metered by time + setup + line rental available now Leased line 64Kb/sec to 2Mb/sec flat-rate monthly or yearly charge + setup available now Tele2 [wireless] 128Kb/sec to 384Kb/sec metered by data + setup limited availability now Telephone modem up to 56Kb/sec normally metered by time + setup + line rental available now WAP [wireless] 14.4Kb/sec metered or £20pcm unmetered (Genie) available now GPRS [wireless] up to 171.2Kb/sec theoretically; about 40Kb/sec in practice TBD in development (eg BT Cellnet, One2One) UMTS [wireless] up to 2Mb/sec theoretically; unknown in practice TBD in development (licences awarded)