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National telecoms provider could make $2.7 billion selling recycled copper in AI boom — BT to strip 200,000 tons from legacy network

The UK's largest telecommunications company, BT, could potentially make $2.7 billion as it recycles all the old copper in its network as it upgrades to fiber optic. The massive amount is driven by the AI boom, as data center operators require more and more copper wires for power.

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

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout

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Thames Water creditors accused of ‘shuffling chairs on Titanic’ with plan for new board

Campaigners say proposal for £10bn rescue deal in bid to avoid nationalisation is a ‘cosy stitch-up’

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Long delays after manhole collapses on A82 causing half-hour tailbacks

Drivers are facing long delays travelling on the A82 after the collapse of a manhole cover

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EE launches its fastest fibre broadband ever - 8GB per second speeds should appeal to home workers, gamers and AI developers alike

As long as you're in Surrey - where EE will be delivering its fastest speeds yet.

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BT’s Openreach new customer deal could be blocked over ‘not fair and reasonable’ concerns

Openreach said it was ‘disappointed’ at Ofcom’s proposed action to intervene

The Independent UK

Ofcom proposes blocking Openreach new customer deal over competition concerns

The telecoms watchdog said it provisionally found Openreach’s new customer offer was

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BT reports decline in earnings despite ‘solid start’ to year

BT told shareholders that adjusted earnings dipped by 1 per cent to £2.01 billion for the quarter to 30 June

The Independent UK

BT reveals dip in earnings despite ‘solid start’ to year

BT told shareholders that adjusted earnings dipped by 1% to £2.01 billion for the quarter to June 30, compared with a year earlier.

Evening Standard

‘Smart operator’: how BT’s first female CEO helped turn company around

The firm’s share price has risen 80% under Allison Kirkby’s leadership – but pressure remains for her to deliver further growth

The Guardian - UK

‘Communities across the UK are paying the price for this criminal behaviour': Openreach teams up with metal recycling giant to tackle UK's £4bn a decade cable theft problem

Openreach is fighting the escalating £500m yearly cable theft problem with new partnerships, DNA tracing and grid alarms.

TechRadar

BT Group H2 Earnings Call Highlights

BT Group (LON:BT.A) said it met its financial guidance for the year ended March 31, 2026, as record fiber deployment and connections at Openreach helped offset pressure from equipment sales, legacy voice declines and weakness in its international operations. Chief Executive Allison Kirkby said the

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‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030

The Guardian - UK

BT keeps my 90-year-old mother waiting three months to reinstate phone number

Ordeal left vulnerable woman living alone cut off from family, friends and doctors

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Stocks and pound rise as US rate call approaches

The FTSE 100 index closed up 85.91 points, 0.8% at 10,403.60 and the FTSE 250 was up 158.43 points, 0.7%, at 22,180.90.

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Britain's broadband roll-out enters final stage with final fiber rules confirmed

Ofcom wants to focus on getting full-fiber into the hands of more UK consumers, targeting hard-to-reach areas.

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Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking water pipes using existing infrastructure, prevented loss of 2 million liters a day over three months — Lightsonic tech detects underground vibrations, machine learning isolates the source

U.K. fiber network provider Openreach used startup firm Lightsonic's technology to detect leaks in Affinity Water's service area, helping save over 2 million liters of drinking water daily.

The Guardian - UK

Openreach said yes to full fibre broadband, then branded it ‘uneconomical’

Its ‘fibre checker’ tool confirmed I could have a connection, but a month later it changed its mind

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BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up

Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes

TechRadar

Openreach is planning major price hikes to force business users off old copper networks

Three price hikes this year could see copper networks costing businesses twice as much as they did last year.

The Independent UK

Telecoms giant’s profits dip after losing more than 200,000 broadband customers

Adjusted UK service revenues fell by 2 per cent to £3.8 billion for the quarter

Evening Standard

BT broadband customer losses slow as competition eases

The group revealed it shed 210,000 broadband customers in the last three months of 2025, which was less than feared in the market.

The Guardian - UK

BT loses more than 200,000 broadband customers as profits slump

Third-quarter figures reveal 57% fall in profits and firm expects to lose 850,000 broadband users in full financial year

The Guardian - UK

Why it has not been so easy being green for the white van in the UK

Electric van sales are behind government targets, but those fleets that have switched are seeing a real difference

The Guardian - UK

‘Cornwall isn’t resilient enough’: towns struggle with broadband outage after Storm Goretti

Politicians call for more infrastructure funding amid anger that county is seen as ‘holiday playground’

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