nly 19.2Kbps. This made using the Internet excru- ciatingly slow and cumbersome (certainly by today's standards), and thus, early adopt- ers primarily used little more than e-mail. Technologies such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), T1, and cable modems gradually became more widely available and affordable for consumers and small businesses. These broadband technologies replaced dial-up access and created a less cumbersome, more consistent, "always-on" Internet experi- ence. Always-on services enabled web page graphics to fill the screen faster, making browsing more convenient. Improvements in broadband services and development of other technologies have made the Internet an integral part of everyday life and business in Western Europe, North America, and many parts of Asia and the Middle East. The criticality and avail- ability of the Internet was triggered by technologies such as fiber-optic cabling and the supporting electronics connected to it; lower-cost, smaller memory and processor chips for wireless handsets and laptops, and faster computers; as well as improved compression to support multimedia streaming and high-speed content downloads. These improvements increase speed and capacity and, along with search engines, have yielded our modern Internet, which is easy to navigate and search. Technological advances enable the Internet to carry various forms of entertain- ment and support important commercial undertakings. Higher-speed broadband access enhances the user experience for consumers and businesses, alike, as do improvements in site designs. However, there are still vast parts of the world's population that do not access the Internet. According to Wendy Cartee, vice president of Technical Marketing at Juniper Networks: We work with the largest carriers, worldwide. Globally, most of the world is still not connected to the Internet. Worldwide, roughly 25 percent to 30 percent of people are connected today. The majority of the population has not experienced the Internet. Over time more people will be get