Daily Mail - Charleston, WV -Verizon is taking the pricey route because it believes fiber offers a superior service that will lure customers away from cable operators, who now offer ...<br><img src="/images/chart_7777cc3.gif" class="ticker-icon" width="14" height="12"><a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=VZ&client=news" class="rich">VZ</a><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/business/2007/jul/08/070806758.html" id=r-7_1117961883>Verizon Copper Cutoff Traps Customers</a><br>Las Vegas Sun, NV - 1 hour ago<br>The New York phone company has made it clear its entire network is going to fiber-optics. 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