FCC urges carriers to turn off copper networks, upgrade to fiber

Today's vote should make it clear to carriers they if they want to shut off copper and install fiber, they should go for it—as long as they keep consumers informed, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said. A shift to fiber shouldn't relieve carriers of their responsibilities to customers, he said. - Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica [via/web:http://streaming-tv.us]