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Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is

a technology that transmits a data signal over twisted-pair copper, often over facilities deployed originally to provide voice telephony. Downstream data transmission rates are higher than upstream rates — i.e., are asymmetric. ADSL technology enables data transmission over existing copper wiring at data transmission rates several hundred times faster than analog modems using an ANSI standard.[1]

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  1. The Broadband Availability Gap, OBI Technical Paper No 1, Glossary, at 130 (full-text).
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