Darren New wrote:

> Funny enough, when the patent on fiber optics ran out a few decades ago, 
>  the telcos looked at what they had and realized they could dig up all 
> the copper, replace it with fiber, and do it all "for free" by selling 
> the copper on the commodities market.
> 
> What they failed to appreciate is that the telcos were the single 
> largest consumer of copper, so when they stopped buying and started 
> selling, the price of copper went way down.

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