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Cable Internet access
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Telecommunication/vxoj1cxR">telecommunications</a>, cable Internet access, shortened to cable Internet, is a form of <a href="/facts/Internet_access/EMbwSrnK">broadband internet access</a> which uses the same infrastructure as <a href="/facts/Cable_television/GzXa4pbW">cable television</a>. Like <a href="/facts/Digital_subscriber_line/3pY5osov">digital subscriber line</a> (DSL) and <a href="/facts/Fiber_to_the_premises/YaokmYnc">fiber to the premises</a>, cable Internet access provides network edge connectivity (<a href="/facts/Last_mile_(telecommunications)/8TkkKm8e">last mile</a> access) from the <a href="/facts/Internet_service_provider/dUacAxef">Internet service provider</a> to an end user. It is integrated into the cable television infrastructure analogously to DSL, which uses the existing <a href="/facts/Telephone/P7uEgWQX">telephone</a> network. Cable TV networks and <a href="/facts/Telecommunications/vxoj1cxR">telecommunications</a> networks are the two predominant forms of residential Internet access. Recently,[<i>when?</i>] both have seen increased competition from <a href="/facts/Fiber-optic_communication_cable/1kD3lpot">fiber deployments</a>, <a href="/facts/Wireless_network/yr4SWTdl">wireless</a>, and <a href="/facts/Satellite_internet_access/wQaMm4X3">satellite internet access</a>. </p>