>Theoretically copper wires should be very reliable- but carriers are moving large parts of their network to fiber or wireless or other vulnerable electronic technology.
In some ways fiber is more robust than copper:
- resistance to EMPs
- resistance to grannys:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/georgian-woman-cuts-web-access
Regards. Al
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