Thieves Cut Cable in Mexico and Knock Out Acuna Long Distance Phone Service
May 28, 2008
By Joe Hyde
Special to LIVE!Associated Press is running a story that approximately 50,000 people in Ciudad Acuña were without long distance telephone service because thieves had cut and removed a fiber optic cable between Acuña and Piedras Negras.
Speculation is that the thieves thought the cable was comprised of copper, a valuable commodity to sell on the black market.
Alas, it was only fiber optics, and it is virtually worthless when cut. More info here.
By Joe Hyde
Special to LIVE!Associated Press is running a story that approximately 50,000 people in Ciudad Acuña were without long distance telephone service because thieves had cut and removed a fiber optic cable between Acuña and Piedras Negras.
Speculation is that the thieves thought the cable was comprised of copper, a valuable commodity to sell on the black market.
Alas, it was only fiber optics, and it is virtually worthless when cut. More info here.
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