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Data (such as telephone and Internet) is transferred to our computers and telephones through a variety of lines. One of these is a T1 line, which is a dedicated connection. These lined often are leased.
Identification
A T1 line is a dedicated phone line that carries voice and data traffic and has 24 channels that supports 64 kilobits per second.
Who Uses a T1 line?
Businesses or offices with up to 50 employees or more and Internet service providers use T1 lines. The T1 line acts as the Internet service's backbone, and depending on budget, businesses and offices will need it to perform specific data applications, e-mail and networking.
Costs
Pricing as of 2010 begins at a minimum of $400 and could cost as much as $1,000 a month if a business needs a longer loop to connect from their local telephone company to the direct network provider.
Types of T1 Lines
Voice T1 lines provide services mostly to call centers with multiple phone lines that have large amounts of incoming calls. Fractional T1 lines use half of a T1 line, usually for phone lines instead of Internet access. Integrated T1 lines provide telephone, long distance and bandwidth all in one connection.
DSL and T1 Lines
T1 lines perform better over longer distances than DSL. They differ in the way they need to be repaired, but their performance is similar.
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