A beginner's guide to broadband internet, the most popular type of internet in the US

Broadband is the most popular type of internet access around.
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Broadband internet is another name for high-speed internet service, usually defined as 25Mbps or faster.
There are four major types of broadband internet: cable, DSL, fiber, and satellite.
The average broadband speed in the US is 124Mbps, but DSL is much slower at about 35Mbps, and fiber is the fastest at 1,000Mbps.Visit Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.
Simply put, broadband is any high-speed internet s