Re: Silly... @Cynical
No Peter, they're not planning on stealing your power, the power is coming from upstream of the other end and up to the device that needs powering.
See the comments, some of them are quite insightful...
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2015/01/bt-confirm-uk-rollout-1000mbps-g-fast-ultrafast-broadband-2020.html