Actually I could say you are right in that they are all forms of energy hence wavelengths. However the spectrum of light is way off so it wouldn't give the "symptoms" of electricity so to speak but it can do what electricity can do. thats why fibre optic cables work. but you are right anyway ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu@gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:46:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Telecoms firms secure five global internet paths????? On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Steve Obbayi < steve@sobbayi.com > wrote: I would go for FALSE!!! Fibre optic signals are light pulses and not electricity hence no electromagnetic pulses... Steve, I thought light was an electromagnetic radiation, in the same family as gamma rays, x-rays and radio signals? Ama my memory fails me? :-) Here and here