"Charges Filed After 40,000 Lose Internet Service Due to Wire Cutting"
TL;DR
Two individuals from North Carolina have been charged with cutting over 2,000 fiber optic cables in Connecticut, resulting in over 40,000 homes and businesses losing internet service. The suspects were charged with larceny, criminal mischief, and interfering with police. The outages have since been restored.
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- Two N. Carolina residents charged in CT in connection with cutting of 2,000 fiber optic wires Hartford Courant
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