{
  "id": 328837,
  "title": "Copper wire theft up by 78% over last year, Bell says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/copper-wire-theft-up-by-78-over-last-year-bell-says",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-29T14:29:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Business",
    "slug": "cbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-copper-wire-theft-surge-9.7288686"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bell says it has seen a surge in copper wire theft across its telecommunications infrastructure in 2026, which can compromise phone calls made to 911 and critical internet service.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}