Topic: BT battles broadband cable thieves

[Simon]

BT will coat its equipment in high-tech, traceable liquid to prevent the theft of copper cables.

BT has seen a 9% increase in stolen copper over the past year, costing the firm millions of pounds and cutting off broadband connections. A robbery in Kent in April saw criminals make off with 3km of cable, cutting off broadband to 2,000 people.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/359761/bt-battles-broadband-cable-thieves

[sam]

ARGH. People are so f***ing annoying.

[GillE]

I've got a better idea - why doesn't BT replace its ancient copper wires with modern fibre optics instead?  Then perhaps some of us would receive the broadband we're paying for.

[Rik]

One day, but maybe not in our lifetimes.

[sam]

Virgin have it sorted.

[Rik]

Alphabetically?

[GillE]

Virgin only covers about 50% of the country, according to one of their spokesmen on the radio this morning,