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| Posted: 06:32am 17 Jun 2024 |
Of course, they won't allow any connections to those wires while they are still connected to any external network (which doesn't have to be telephones. In the UK pairs are sometimes rented out to private companies for telemetry stuff, I believe). Once they have no use for them whatsoever they will probably disconnect them with a hacksaw as the connectors might be rescued - they won't be bothered to insulate the ends. It's even possible, given the current cost of copper, that they may take up any major lengths for recycling. Of course, if the cables were that horrible copper plated aluminium they wouldn't bother.