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I mean no, it's very unsecured from passing thieves with ladders. I imagine a kind passer by might then roll up what was left and attach it to the bottom of the pole to help future Openreach engineers and prevent trip hazards.
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Something like this happened on my house, the line must have been cut by vandals who climbed scaffolding when the front of the house was being painted. They left about 5 foot which dangled from the top of the pole for a few years.
One time a long line broke and was lying in the street, BT came and cleared it up after a phone call. Accidents happen.
Airhead
Maybe someone might steal the parts of the cable that are in the way? It's not very protected from theft, is it?
I had a dysfunctional copper line badly attached to the front of my house, some of which is no longer there but I have no idea what happened to it...