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Re:AT&T's 'Expansion' of 1 Gbps to 100 Cities is a Big, Fat ... by cones688 on Monday April 21, 2014 @03:39PM (#7623170)
> benefits of a "fiber optic signal" somehow going to my house over copper

This is what is sold in the UK a lot, its called fibre to the cabinet (FTC) and does indeed make a difference, if your cabinet is on the street corner (100m) that beats the 1 mile maybe to the actual exchange as a lot of internet speed is dictated by the decay one gets with copper signals.

[0] http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/fibre-broadband.html

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