Telephone network access adapter

A telephone network access adapter, the adapter comprising;

• a number of line ports for connection to telephone network lines, a subscriber port for connection to subscriber telephone equipment, a video port for connection to video equipment and a computer bus connection;
• a subscriber interface connected to said subscriber port;
• a video interface connected to said video port;
• a line interface selectively connecting said external telephone lines to said subscriber interface and/or said video interface;
• and
• a controller for said adapter.

A telephone system, comprising:

• a switch for providing connection services to a plurality of subscriber premises;
• a plurality of network access adapters at the plurality of subscriber premises, wherein each of the plurality of network access adapters are connected to the switch by a plurality of external telephone lines and wherein each of the network access adapters comprise:
• a number of line ports for connection to the plurality of external telephone lines,
• a subscriber interface that connects to subscriber telephone equipment,
• a video interface that connects to video equipment;
• a line interface that can selectively connect one or more of the external telephone lines to the subscriber interface or to the video interface to handle a desired bandwidth;
• and
• a controller for controlling the network access adapter.