1.   For instance, long-distance and local telephone operators are laying new high-speed fiber optic links to the home.

2.   And Corning, the leading maker of optical fiber, has postponed construction of a new fiber factory, citing slack demand.

3.   And new fibers are constantly being introduced.

4.   And severed nerves in the central nervous system do begin to sprout new fibers, although they fail to make the needed connections.

5.   A common method for wiring homes is using a combination of new fiber optic and the old coaxial wires that cable companies now use.

6.   According to this theory, brains grow as new connecting fibers, called synapses and dendrites, proliferate around a fixed number of brain cells after birth.

7.   But creators of new fibers and fabrics want even more closet space.

8.   Each of the companies is building a new fiber optic long-distance network, some in the United States and some globally.

9.   Look for the new fiber to appear late next year in car electrical systems and local-area computer networks for offices.

10.   Many competitive local communications providers spend millions of dollars tearing up streets to create new fiber optic networks.