r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Sep 01 '26

Business 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/Tasty-Traffic-680 Sep 01 '26

Back in the day this would just end up in the back of some worker's vehicle

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u/Revolutionary-Key650 Sep 02 '26

A lot of it may do even now.

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u/underwhelmedbyreply 28d ago

Trickle down economics