Electronic communication is here to stay, but reliability and cost issues continue to plague jobsite managers when it comes to high-speed or broadband access. Many are still shopping around for the best trade-off in the volatile market, while looking for realistic solutions for their project Website delivery systems.

Broadband carriers are in demand these days, with more contractors communicating via e-mail and more project Websites moving documents electronically. Keeping project information in an electronic environment allows users to better maintain an independent and easily verifiable audit trail and provides real-time information to all parties. Dial-up modems may be OK for occasional e-mails, but some think their slow speeds, measured in bits per second (bps), make it tough to download drawings or process requests for information.