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@agasramirez @pixiecata Yep, it can sell for a good price. They usually collect them first, and once it reached a certain length, they sell it. The price is cheaper but still it's a good price than buying from suppliers.

The buyers are usually small to medium suppliers (so only buy from those you fully trust). They'll sell it for the actual price. And if the customer asks for a discount, they'll agree because the one they planned on giving in the first place are the stolen ones. The customer is none the wiser because well it's a legit product.

It's an endless cycle, and rarely anything done against this underground system because there isn't much complaints. Also, it takes a lot of budget and long-time planning to catch them. They have to infiltrate for months, if not years, to find worthy targets that will cripple their network. And the teams who can do this, and without any leaks or tips, are better given bigger projects like catching foreign spies and traitor Pinoys. 😅

But in fairness, it's much better today than compared to, say, in the 80s and 90s. Back then, stealing cables were done in broad daylight, and the demand was high (and so they actually earn a very govery good price).