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Re: $50,000 reward for Verizon cable cutter

  • From: Nathan Allen Stratton
  • Date: Fri Jan 14 22:59:03 2005 
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Hannigan, Martin wrote:

> I know how to cut those cables from experience. A customer isn't showing up
> with a battery powered Makita to do it. And they don't know where to cut to
> do max damage. If they were cutting SLC splice boxes, sure. Not this. IMHO.
> These cuts indicate knowledge. I may be wrong. @[email protected]

You have not talked to enough ISPs who have been killed by the ILECs. They
know what to do... I am not defending them in any way, it is wrong, but
they have a lot of customers who have clue to get back at them if they are
ticked off.

-Nathan