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BT poised for £2bn windfall selling copper amid AI boom

BT expects over £2 billion from selling copper recovered from its network as prices surge due to AI demand.

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British Telecom is projected to generate an estimated £2 billion or more over the next decade from selling copper recovered from its legacy network. [1] BT subsidiary Openreach is replacing its legacy copper network in the UK with full-fiber broadband. [2] BT has a recycling deal with EMR, the UK's largest cable granulation company, and received £99 million upfront for thousands of tonnes of surplus stripped copper. [3] Copper prices reached a record closing price of $14,294 per metric tonne on Friday, driven by the AI market frenzy and global shortage fears. [4] Openreach has recovered over 22,000 metric tons of copper since 2023. [5] Openreach plans to connect 30 million residences with full-fiber broadband by the end of the decade. [6] Openreach recovered nearly 10,000 metric tons of copper in its latest financial year. [7] The rating agency S&P Global expects global copper demand to grow from 25 million metric tonnes now to about 50 million by 2035. [8]
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  1. British Telecom is projected to generate an estimated £2 billion or more over the next decade from selling copper recovered from its legacy network. · The Guardian
  2. BT subsidiary Openreach is replacing its legacy copper network in the UK with full-fiber broadband. · slashdot.org
  3. BT has a recycling deal with EMR, the UK's largest cable granulation company, and received £99 million upfront for thousands of tonnes of surplus stripped copper. · The Guardian
  4. Copper prices reached a record closing price of $14,294 per metric tonne on Friday, driven by the AI market frenzy and global shortage fears. · The Guardian
  5. Openreach has recovered over 22,000 metric tons of copper since 2023. · slashdot.org
  6. Openreach plans to connect 30 million residences with full-fiber broadband by the end of the decade. · slashdot.org
  7. Openreach recovered nearly 10,000 metric tons of copper in its latest financial year. · slashdot.org
  8. The rating agency S&P Global expects global copper demand to grow from 25 million metric tonnes now to about 50 million by 2035. · The Guardian
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