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Installation
Greater skill is required to install fiber-optic cable than to install most copper cables. Improved tools and techniques, however, have reduced the training required. Still, fiber-optic cable requires greater care because the cables must be treated fairly gently during installation. Every cable has a minimum bend radius, for example, and fibers are damaged if the cables are bent too sharply. It also is important not to stretch the cable during installation.