From: stephen@sprunk.org  
    
  On 03-Jul-14 06:39, conklin wrote:  
  >  
  > "Stephen Sprunk"  wrote in message  
  > news:lp2589$rng$1@dont-email.me...  
  >> On 02-Jul-14 13:48, conklin wrote:  
  >>> "Stephen Sprunk"  wrote in message  
  >>> news:lp1g5u$796$1@dont-email.me...  
  >>>> The US has a very large installed base of copper, unlike  
  >>>> developing countries, and a lower population density than  
  >>>> other developed countries, which makes switching to fiber more  
  >>>> costly.  
  >>>  
  >>> Only if fiber optic is used only for POTS.  
  >>  
  >> That doesn't affect the _cost_ of the conversion at all.  
  >>  
  >>> The phone company can then begin to sell TV and Internet, which  
  >>> can raise my bill from $30 a month to $160, including, of course  
  >>> HBO.  
  >>  
  >> That only needs FTTN, not FTTH.  
  >  
  > What it does need is fiber optic, not copper.  
    
  You have no clue what you're talking about.  
    
  _Both_ involve fiber.  
    
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