- ,  Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12 AM
                                
                            
                        
 
                    
                        
                            The number of high-speed lines connecting U.S. businesses and homes to the Internet jumped 18 percent to 23.5 million lines during the first half of 2003, according to statistics released on Monday.
                        
                    
                    
                        
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