Verizon Tells Customers To Watch Out For Thieves

West Virginia has been subject to thefts of copper telephone cables and “vandalism to Verizon's telecommunications network” which have caused loss of service to users in the area. Broadband Reports reports.

"The most recent copper cable theft occurred at the end of January, when a twenty-foot-long section of cable was stolen, causing an outage which affected not only residential customers but also the emergency departments in the area."

I wonder what Americans do with them. This is a common problem in Africa, where some of the most striking pieces of contemporary African art are the colorful Zulu imbenge baskets that are woven from “recycled” (i.e. stolen) telephone wire.

emily | 9:06 AM | News, Buzz |
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