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Joe Lechleider, father of the DSL technology (Digital Subscriber Line), was an engineer whose invention allowed that phone companies could offer broadband Internet access through their copper wire infrastructure - bringing high-speed Internet to millions of homes.
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The definition of MPEG-2 for audio and video data compression is concluded.
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The first Internet broadcast of a small television program by ABC (American Broadcasting Company).
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AudioNet was the first company to broadcast the first sound over the Internet. It started the first continuous streaming of audio and video over the Internet.
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A revolutionary International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO / IEC) standard for video and audio data compression, called MPEG-4.
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ADSL2 + technology appears.
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Six IPTV services are launched in the United States.
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Eight new IPTV services are introduced in Europe, with the main targets being the French and Italian markets.
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In China the first IPTV service is born
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In April comes the first IPTV service in Portugal.
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Large telecommunications companies create OPEN IPTV FORUM. This forum aims to legislate specifications and develop standards in order to accelerate the development of IPTV.
