Cable TV company dismantles fiber optic cable line

A spokesperson from Spectrum Internet told the Los Angeles Times that someone tried to cut fiber lines located on poles in Van Nuys late Saturday night, causing many of the company...

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Feb 19, 2026

Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet

The LA incident follows a nationwide uptick in would-be copper thieves chopping into fiber-optic and communications cables.

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Aug 27, 2025

Criminal Act of, says Spectrum on fiber optic outage in Los Angeles

Thousands of Spectrum customers across the Los Angeles area experienced significant internet and cable outages on Sunday, June 15, 2025, after the company confirmed that its fiber optic

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Sep 19, 2025

Law enforcement questions characterization of fiber optic damage –

Several of Charter Communications aerial cables were severed last month in Van Nuys causing service disruptions across Southern California, and the company initially characterized the

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Jun 26, 2025

Thieves cut fiber lines in failed copper theft, causing

Since fiber internet cables don''t incorporate copper, the thieves left empty-handed. The perpetrators remain at large.

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Apr 06, 2026

Spectrum service restored after vandals cut fiber lines in Van Nuys

Internet service has been fully restored after thousands of customers across Los Angeles and Ventura counties reported outages on Sunday. The company believes the lines were cut by

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Sep 22, 2025

Misguided copper thieves plunge LA into internet blackout — perps

The LA incident follows a nationwide uptick in would-be copper thieves chopping into fiber-optic and communications cables.

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Nov 03, 2025

Charter says fiber lines were deliberate cut in California

Charter Communications says a network outage that disrupted telecom services for thousands of Southern California residents in mid-June was the result of a deliberate act of

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Oct 26, 2025

Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet

Subscribers in Southern California of Spectrum''s Internet service experienced outages over the weekend following what company officials said was an attempted theft of copper lines

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May 02, 2026

Spectrum outage hits LA area on Father''s Day due to fiber line

Vandalism of fiber optic lines causes major Spectrum outage across Los Angeles area on Father''s Day, with the company offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to arrest.

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Nov 10, 2025

Vandalism causes Spectrum outages in Los Angeles and Ventura,

Spectrum said someone intentionally cut their fiber optic lines, causing a temporary outage for people in Los Angeles and Ventura.

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Jun 18, 2026

Criminal Act of, says Spectrum on fiber optic outage

Thousands of Spectrum customers across the Los Angeles area experienced significant internet and cable outages on Sunday, June 15, 2025,

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Jan 26, 2026

Verizon KO''ed in Los Angeles by Act of Vandalism:

Verizon customers in Los Angeles went without internet and cell service for hours when vandals cut multiple fiber optic lines, the company

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Apr 05, 2026

Verizon KO''ed in Los Angeles by Act of Vandalism: ''Multiple Fiber Cuts''

Verizon customers in Los Angeles went without internet and cell service for hours when vandals cut multiple fiber optic lines, the company announced in a statement Saturday.

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