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The Golden State Can Do Better Than Copper Landlines

USTELECOM

Put them in a room with a rotary phone, analog television, and directions written in cursive, and ask them to figure out how to get out. Today, the march of progress has finally come for the old copper networks that long ago served as the primary conduit for landlines. Almost all “home phones” today are already powered by broadband.

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Telecom Industry Summit Puts Focus on Harms from Copper Theft

Broadband Breakfast

While the rising global demand for copper has driven much of this theft, with prices increasing by more than 60% over the past four years, the issue extends to 5G small cells, wireless towers, fiber-optic lines, and even landline telephones, industry experts said.