Goodbye to copper?

[Richard Pieri]

On Jun 23, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Randy Cole wrote:
> Copper lasts for up to 100 years or so, but I've been told that  
> fiber is
> designed to last 20. Is this true?

Barring destructive influences, fibre optic cable can last as long as  
any piece of glass.

> I've also read that in Massachusetts you can tell them not to remove  
> the
> copper and that they have to leave it in place.

Correct.  But as I noted previously that doesn't mean that the copper  
remains live.

--Rich P.