The local loop assets cover the last mile or so of wire between telephone exchanges and homes.

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Along either side of the road lay broad swathes of landmines and a double fence of barbed wire that stretches the 151-mile (248 km) length of the DMZ.

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It's also providing copper cable networks for the "last mile" of installed wire from central switches to homes and businesses, and products that help increase bandwidth, maintain signal integrity and optimize wavelength.

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