56k line

(communications)

A digital connection (possibly a leased line, possibly switched) capable of carrying 56 kbps.

Compare DS0.

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A single 56K line was installed into each school in the mid-'90s, providing one machine per school with Internet access.

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Two remote SMSU campuses, Mountain Grove and West Plains, also connect to the main campus network for Internet use and campus resources with a 56K line and a T1, respectively.

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