Ultra-Flexible Fiber Optics on the Way

July 23, 2007 By BEN DOBBIN, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Corning Inc. is finding its way around very tight corners to help high-speed Internet service reach high-rise apartments and condominiums.

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