I still can remember how I was awed by how fiber cable works back in my Physics class during my secondary schools. Back then, the fiber cable is really a revolution thingy and was not widely used in Malaysia. Now, I just got to know tat my phone line at my area are all runned by fiber cable hidden beneath the ground *no wonder can't see the black pole*. There're more use for fiber cable than just phone lines... try google it and you will know how useful it is...