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Scientific American July 2005 Lamont Wood	Copper for Fiber In the end, the hybrid DSL/fiber approach may just whet consumers' appetites for pure fiber, especially as its upgrade potential is realized--the 100-megabit maximum offered by Verizon is only one millionth the theoretical capacity of fiber.
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Popular Mechanics May 2007 Erin McCarthy	Fiberoptic Broadband: Three Things You Need To Know Internet service providers and now running high-capacity fiberoptic lines to consumers' homes.
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PC Magazine October 19, 2004 John C. Dvorak	False Promises, Failed Initiatives Five years ago, all the research suggested that by now DSL would be the dominant broadband technology, easily passing cable and other competitors. What happened?
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InternetNews December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
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