Look for somebody pushing a terabyte per second down a single wire by mid-decade.

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Mr. Taylor pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud, which carries up to 20 years in prison.

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The single count of wire fraud conspiracy carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.

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In effect, Skype has created a worldwide voice network, capable of reaching as many consumers as the biggest phone companies, but it has done it without laying down a single fiber-optic wire.

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Think of it as a sheet of chicken-wire that is just a single atom thick, but also lightweight, strong, airtight, stretchable, transparent and an excellent conductor of both electricity and light.

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The elder, potbellied, carried an ancient single-barrelled shotgun, the butt mended crudely with wire.

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Since winter is my enemy, I've installed a thinner wire in a small barn a "barnette" that I built single-handedly using 18th-century tools and timber-framing traditions.

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