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Article: Microsoft, Yahoo Line Up Behind DSL.
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- April 5, 1999
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Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. outlined highly divergent strategies last week for achieving much the same end - exploiting broadband technology as aggressively as they can in ways that pose serious challenges to cable.
In Microsoft's case, the company's Internet-service-provider unit, MSN Internet Access (MSNIA), said it was embarking on a four-city trial of highspeed consumer services over DSL (digital-subscriber-line) facilities in preparation for commercial rollouts in 20 or more markets by this fall.
At the same time, Yahoo completed a widely anticipated agreement to buy Broadcast.com Inc. in a stock deal valued at $5.6 billion.
The common ...