More telecommunication equipment thefts
Thieves recently stole expensive telecommunications equipment from 26 sites in the city, temporarily knocking out service to thousands of Comcast customers. BY ALAN SKOLNICK In a caper eerily similar to the the theft of $200,000 worth of AT&T Broadband equipment in 2000, high-tech thieves raided 26 outdoor amplifier sites in Cooper City, causing as many as 14,000 Comcast customers to lose cable service for up to two hours. [...] Thieves used the same method to steal 11 amplifiers in The Landings in Pembroke Pines two to three weeks ago, and there were prior thefts in Miramar. ''As soon as we upgrade an area and put new equipment in, it seems to get hit,'' Tamas said. [...] http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/brow...
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Thieves recently stole expensive telecommunications equipment from 26 sites in the city, temporarily knocking out service to thousands of Comcast customers.
Around here; they started hanging the Fiber->Coax mux mid-span on the messenger cable, half way between two poles. The power supply in pole-mounted. That way, it takes a bucket truck to get to the pricy part. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 02:12:29 -0400 (EDT), Sean Donelan wrote
Thieves recently stole expensive telecommunications equipment from 26 sites in the city, temporarily knocking out service to thousands of Comcast customers. BY ALAN SKOLNICK
In a caper eerily similar to the the theft of $200,000 worth of AT&T Broadband equipment in 2000, high-tech thieves raided 26 outdoor amplifier sites in Cooper City, causing as many as 14,000 Comcast customers to lose cable service for up to two hours. [...] Thieves used the same method to steal 11 amplifiers in The Landings in Pembroke Pines two to three weeks ago, and there were prior thefts in Miramar. ''As soon as we upgrade an area and put new equipment in, it seems to get hit,'' Tamas said. [...]
++ wouldnt this pass off as sabotage by someone who actually knows the runnings of the business i.e competitors maybe :) . I know something similar happened in Congo where Supercell which is an MTN affiliate got their equipment robbed, now they in the process of closing down . A pretty big hit for a telco i believe.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/brow... d_county/9457328.htm?1c Regards David Ziggy Lubowa
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