Report: Fiber Internet growth overtakes cable

July 2, 2008 By PETER SVENSSON , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- For the first time, more people around the world are signing up for fiber-optic broadband service than for cable Internet service, according to a British research firm.



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  • berwiki - Jul 02, 2008
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    the Day I can choose Verizon FiOS over Comcast cable, I will be switching.
  • enantiomer2000 - Jul 02, 2008
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    same here. Comcast is a horrible company that practices in malicious acts such a packet fraud and ad-injections.
  • makotech222 - Jul 03, 2008
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    yeah theyre support and hd quality tv is horiible as well.

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