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That product is called telephone cord.  It does not have wire in it.  It is composed of, in this case, four separate runs of copper tinsel, wrapped in a helix around a non-conducting center fiber.  It has a very high resistance per linear unit.  It is not designed for any use other than telephone cords.  There is no industry-standard (read: reliable) method of terminating it other than to put 4p4c plugs on it and plug those into jacks.

I suspect that is no multi-conductor 26-gauge jacketed wire available these days, except for within specialized miniature electronic devices.  Western Electric "D station wire" (22-4 w/jacket) was made in that size for decades, until in the late 1980's the bean counters at AT&T decided to issue 24-gauge. It failed in the field, almost as quickly as it was installed.  Wrapping it around a terminal screw was as delicate as neurosurgery. The workers revolted. It was nick-named "angel hair." Mother recalled it, to be melted down and repurposed, went back to 22 gauge, and said she was sorry.

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