SFGate: SBC and Microsoft http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/06/23/MNGVR7AI711.DTL SBC Communications Inc. http://www.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=5838 How Stuff Works: How Fiber Optics Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic.htm Fiber Optic Reference Guide: A Brief History http://www.fiber-optics.info/fiber-history.htm PC World: Has Your Broadband Had Its Fiber? http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117684,00.asp Telephony Online http://telephonyonline.com/ar/telecom_breaking_meg_barrier/index.htm This article from SFGate reports on the recent negotiations between SBC and Microsoft (1) and the implications of the new technology for Internet and television access. This website from SBC (2) provides video footage and background information on their initiative called Project Lightspeed. This initiative is based largely on fiber technology, which is described further on this website from How Stuff Works (3). This website (4) provides a brief history of fiber optics technology along with links to sections on the applications of fiber optics and more basics on transmission. This article from PC World (5) discusses how fiber optics became a viable option. This article from Telephony Online 6)reviews some of the challenges that remain.