Strange cover plates on the wall

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Hi

I just moved into a new flat and all over the place there are pairs of plates on the walls - one blank and right next to it one with just a 13amp fuse in it. There is a bunch of wires behind the blank ones.

Does anyone know what these are for?

Thanks!

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Show what is behind the right side one.
 
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Looks like aerial coax cable or data.
 
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One is definitely data and the other probably is a coax.
 
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