A broadband connection provides high-speed Internet access over a standard phone line. The advantage of a broadband connection over a standard dial-up service is that Broadband is considerably faster and is 'always-on', meaning that once you're logged on, your PC is online until the PC is turned off again.

Broadband enables both telephone calls and your permanent Internet connection to operate on the same phone line simultaneously. This means that there is no longer any need for any users to have two lines - one for Internet and one for voice and fax calls. This is achieved by plugging a filter into all phone sockets that are to be used allowing voice and Internet at the same time.