Your company is in the process of opening a new branch office in a nearby town. The branch manager has called you to discuss options for connecting the new office location to the Internet.

Branch manager:

I$\text{'}$m a little confused by all these options$-$should I just call the telephone company to hook us up to the Internet?

You:

The telephone company is one way to go$.$ They offer DSL service and those two options, DSL can offer faster options at cheaper prices, but might not reach as far away from the telephone company's office location.

Branch manager:

Which type of DSL service should we consider?

You:

Considering the high bandwidth needed for backing up data each day, I think we need similar transmission rates both upstream and downstream. We're also pretty close to the phone company's location, so I suggest we consider