Father and son charged over cable theft from AT&T cell tower in North Carolina
Suspect caught burning copper cables in backyard, sheriff's office said
Suspect caught burning copper cables in backyard, sheriff's office said
The suspect was arrested in early December
Took a local radio station off air
No timeframe on fix
Wants to go 'copper free' by end of 2024 financial year
Fiber is the focus now
But no timeline was given for the full switch-off
Will bid farewell to copper network
Will say au revoir to the legacy network next year
Telecoms company signs a ten-year partnership with IBM spin-off
Fiber is the future as copper is shown the door by Telenor
The Spanish telco switched off around 800 copper exchanges during 2022
Full switchover has been moved forward to April 2024, as opposed to 2025
The fiber broadband provider claims to be first in the UK to do so
The price of copper wire has risen, leading to more thefts
No word on whether they were opportunists or saboteurs
And its two giant warehouses full of cables