AT&T and Sprint Fiber Lines Severed

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By Tuan An Nguyen
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Last night around 1:30 AM PST in San Jose, four fiber optic lines belonging to AT&T were severed by vandals, knocking off landlines, cellular and net connections for thousands of residents in the San Jose, California area.

Two hours later, two more lines, one belonging to AT&T and one belonging to Sprint were also severed around the San Carlos area. Police are looking into the matter and say that they are treating this as a crime.

Because of the close proximity in time of when the cutting occurred, AT&T and Sprint believe that this was planned out in advanced. Some are now saying that this act could have been carried out by angry employees or ex-employees of the two companies.

Angry at their parent companies our not, the perpetrators weren't really thinking at all, and acted in a completely selfish manner. Because the fiber lines carried both landline and cellular services, the act prevented people from reaching 911. If there happened to be a medical or criminal emergency during the outage period, residences in the area would have been stranded

Tuan An Nguyen
34 Comments Comment from the forums
  • thejerk
    People are retarded.
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  • bmxmon
    What that run to fix?
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  • the_one111
    I wonder how many people died because they couldn't call poison control or 911...

    They should be convicted as murderers when caught.
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  • bmxmon
    **What does**
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  • uronacid
    So that's why my service sucked. I think I might switch to verizon. Their fiber is surrounded by bullet proof glass and laser beams.
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  • jsloan
    this is very bad news, i dont want our government to turn more, than it already is, into a police state to stop this nonsense.
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  • jhansonxi
    Worldwide it's a growing problem. Securing physical connections is very difficult.
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  • curnel_D
    "Angry at their parent companies our not, the perpetrators weren't really thinking at all, and acted in a completely selfish manner."

    Isnt this the case in almost all criminal acts?
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  • solymnar
    Just floors me every time I see some punk vandalize or destroy something another created and pat themselves on the back over it. As if they accomplished something 2 year olds don't do regularly.

    It takes skill and effort to create something useful and appreciated. Any moron can break things by tripping over their own two feet. People who celebrate their ability to wreck other people's/company's things I have no patience for.
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  • rigaudio
    Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

    "WELL I CAN'T MAKE ANY CALLS BUT AT LEAST I GOT MY NONSPECIFIC REVENGE"
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