51.   But if all of your neighbors have cable modems, things can slow down so much that you might actually yearn to have your dial-up modem back.

52.   But many of the complaints about cable modems focus on the slowdowns that occur when the connection is shared by multiple customers.

53.   But Pioneer is trying to compensate by entering new businesses, including digital video disk players, car navigation systems, cable modems and digital satellite television receivers.

54.   But the inherent demand for higher quality sound and pictures is also driving Internet users to seek faster Internet connections, like digital subscriber lines or cable modems.

55.   But the phone companies must continue to step lively if they are to beat back the threat to their future posed by cable modems.

56.   But this sudden flurry of interest in cable modems and broadband technology leaves America Online at a technological crossroads.

57.   Cable companies must rewire their entire networks, at a cost of billions, to deploy cable modems.

58.   Cable television companies are experimenting with high-speed cable modems.

59.   Cable companies offer access through cable modems while telephone companies can provide access via digital subscriber lines, or DSL.

60.   Cable companies say they are planning to install cable modems to give customers high-speed access to the Internet and other services.