An attempted — and unsuccessful — copper theft in Van Nuys caused a widespread internet outage Sunday affecting swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, a Spectrum spokesman confirmed to ...

A recent wave of copper thefts has knocked out phone and internet service for thousands of Calgary residents, exposing vulnerabilities in Canada’s telecom infrastructure. Since mid-July, Telus says ...

The outage has been blamed on copper thefts in the area, said AT&T. It's not known exactly how many residents have been impacted by the outages, but AT&T's website confirms that the impacted Zip ...

"In those three, three-and-a-half days we've probably lost thousands of dollars in business," he lamented. Swab reached out ...

Internet providers, along with Louisville officials, are working to stop copper thieves before they strike. Kinetic, a local ...

AT&T has revealed that 872 feet of copper cable was stolen back in May in Houston, Texas. In a filing to the Federal ...

FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH PROGRAM. THE OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT SAYS COPPER THEFT IS ACTUALLY LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. ACCORDING TO THE UTILITY, THE THIEVES HAVE ALSO HURT THEMSELVES WITH ...

Bell Canada says copper theft has grown at an astronomical rate over the past few years in Canada, with a large portion of the thefts occurring in the east end of the country.

A new internet provider may also help reduce the impact of future outages. Ezee Fiber is investing $400 million in the Puget Sound region, including Kent, to build a high-speed fiber network.