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Because the internet largely depended on the telephone (and still partially does). When the internet became an official invention, people began looking for ways to connect the internet. Phone lines looked like the obvious choice, since the voice they normally transmitted could be used for transmitting data. For connecting countries inside and out, people went with the smart choice of using fiber optics. They use light as a way of transmitting data rather than electrical pulses, and they worked very efficiently. After the invention of the internet, bundled with the telephone, cable became more popular, and still is.

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