21.   The agreement would mean the fast new modems would have to be able to talk to one another.

22.   The new Intel modems, which are slated to begin shipping this fall, initially will be distributed by the telecommunications companies that provide DSL service.

23.   The products envisioned by the consortium would essentially be new modems either installed inside a computer or sitting alongside one.

24.   These new modems are fast enough to allow you to play computer games against an Internet opponent, or to transfer large files in just minutes.

25.   U.S. Robotics Corp. said it missed a self-imposed deadline to have its new high-speed modems on retailers shelves by last weekend.

26.   Westell is testing a new modem that can route video and Internet services over copper phone wires.

27.   By then, a new modem standard has arrived.

28.   If you see the new modem listed there, it means that your system does recognize it.