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Not any more. Recent cost modeling completed by the Fiber Optics LAN Section and Pearson Technologies shows that when centralized cabling or fiber-to-the-zone designs are used, all fiber systems are actually less expensive than networks using fiber in the backbone and UTP copper in the horizontal.
