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Article: FIBER OPTICS WILL CLEAN UP COMMUNICATIONS HAIR-THIN GLASS TO BECOME MAJOR LASER LINK AMONG CITIES.(Business)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 20, 1986
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Byline: David Perilstein
Fiber optics - the telecommunications industry is abuzz with this high-technology medium.
The latest ads proclaim the coming of anew age in communication, promising greater speed, clarity and service never seen before.
It also ushers in a new age of competition between the heavyweight long-distance and local carriers. Both are moving toward an eventual switch from the old copper analog systems to the new digital fiber optics.
American Telephone & Telegraph Co., US Sprint Communications Co. and New York Telephone, to name a few Capital Region players, are joining their counterparts in the rest of the country in ...