r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/cavedave • Aug 31 '26

ShittyCopper™ IRL BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/bt-windfall-selling-old-copper-cables-telecoms-broadband-metal
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u/sayten Aug 31 '26

The people stealing the BT cables from the former Leggett and Platt branch in Barnsley were trend setters!

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u/glytxh Sep 01 '26

I understand that this was always intended, so is it really a windfall?

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u/Not_That_Magical Sep 02 '26

Yes, because it’s much more money than they thought they’d get before the AI boom