Boston.com / Business / Technology / Survey: 50% in Greater Boston have high-speed Net service

Boston.com / Business / Technology / Survey: 50% in Greater Boston have high-speed Net service: "The approaching milestone of a broadband majority in several large US markets exemplifies the serious business challenges facing companies that offer primarily dial-up service, such as Time Warner Inc.'s America Online unit, which after years of explosive growth lost more than 2 million subscribers in the last year. Nationally, about 36 percent of Internet subscribers use broadband connections, up 2 percent from the end of September."