Wikipedia: History of 56k line

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Note that public telephone lines in the United States cannot carry 56 kbps, as FCC? regulations limit the output power of modems in such a way as to limit throughput to 53 kbps, and the practical maximum over real phone lines is closer to 50 kbps.

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Based on material from FOLDOC, used with permission.

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	Revision 4 . . (edit) November 24, 2001 2:42 am by Stephen Gilbert [updated FOLDOC header]
	Revision 3 . . November 24, 2001 1:14 am by Damian Yerrick [clarify 56k line != 56k modem]
	Revision 2 . . October 16, 2001 3:25 am by Stephen Gilbert