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Joe DeBonis, a Verizon lineman, connects fiber optic cable that will serve a home in North Bellmore, N.Y. on May 11, 2006. Verizon is making a big bet that the time is right to replace its copper phone lines with optical fiber. It's an expensive gamble that has punished the company stock, but at the front lines of this minor revolution, in the homes that are being connected, it's clearly a popular endeavor. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)