Understanding Business
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Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: Way for division and distribution of broadband.
Introduction: Broadband refers to the technology to gain access to the web. Broadband uses wide bandwidth for speedy transference of signals which help in transfer of number of messages at once.
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