Copper cable thieves strike again in St Neots, UK, causing disruption to Openreach
More than 1,000 meters of copper cable has been damaged, says Openreach
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UK altnets told to stop digging and start stuffing fiber through unused pipes
Utilizing abandoned gas and water routes could save costs
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BT adds 1 million fiber builds during last quarter
Elsewhere, Vodafone Germany struggles again
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BT trims workforce by 2,000, lowers overall full year revenue guidance
The company's fiber rollout continues to gather pace, while 5G subs also grow
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Gang responsible for £1m worth of copper cable theft in Essex, UK, jailed
The gang of four targeted copper cable across a number of UK counties
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BT nets £105m from surplus copper cables
The telco is currently phasing out the legacy equipment from its network
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CityFibre CEO: Altnets have scared the UK's incumbent fiber providers
While others say altnet consolidation is only a matter of time
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Openreach fined £1.34m over river death of employee in Wales
The company acknowledged it failed to meet health and safety laws
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Copper thieves leave 700 homes and businesses without connectivity in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Broadband and phone services have been impacted
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BT outlines further £3bn cost savings target by 2029
The telco is set to cut 55,000 jobs by end of decade
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Copper cables stolen from Openreach network in New Forest, UK
Impacts more than 128 premises
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Openreach reports 30% decrease in cable theft after forensic technology deployment
Company has used SelectaDNA tracing technology
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Openreach lobbies Labour Party for easier access to MDUs for fiber buildout in UK
Wants to speed up its fiber rollout
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UK telcos told to curb installation of telegraph poles
Wants to promote infrastructure sharing where possible instead
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Virgin Media O2, Liberty Global, and Telefónica to create UK network company to challenge Openreach
The entity will be a subsidiary of Virgin Media O2
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BT stops selling copper lines on its Openreach network in UK
Fiber is the focus now
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Cable thieves leave Oxfordshire village offline for two weeks
Could still be another week until services are restored, says Openreach
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Rats cause Openreach outage in Hertfordshire, UK
They'll chew anything for a high-fiber diet
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BT has forked out over £600k for work and safety breaches in London
Relates to offenses between 2010 and 2019
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Landslip causes severe cable damage for Openreach in Kent, UK
It's caused connectivity to fall off the cliff
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Vandals cause £13k of damage to broadband network in Shropshire, UK
West Mercia Police are on the hunt for those behind the attacks
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CWU puts blame on BT bosses as strikes continue
BT staff have taken to the picket lines again
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BT workers to strike again in October with four dates planned
And this time they'll be joined by 999 call center staff
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UK's Openreach confirms copper theft behind comms disruption in Hertfordshire
It's not the first time Openreach has been hit by copper theft
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BT and Openreach workers continue strike action over pay
Second time workers have gone on strike this year
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Further BT strikes to go ahead at end of August
Around 40,000 BT workers went on strike at the end of July over pay dispute
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Union: Two days of strikes should be “wake-up call” to BT execs, shows "we mean business"
But BT has yet to come back to the table
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Suspected arson attack on BT network causes outage in Kent, UK
It is not known if the attack is related to Covid-19 conspiracy theories