fiber
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Third Time’s the Charm (Northern BC)
For the third time this summer, the deliberate cutting of fibre optic lines has left huge swaths of northern BC without internet, TV, cell service, home phone, emergency and digital payment processing services. The first cut occurred on May 2nd roughly 20 kilometers outside of the city of Burns Lake. The disruption began just after…
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Unsung: Snipped, telecommunications sabotage on Vancouver Island
At around 4:00 am on Wednesday September 3rd a Telus fiber optic cable was cut in a northern region of Vancouver Island. The company reports this was an act of sabotage, and crews with specialized equipment had to be brought in to repair the damage. The cut primarily affected the cities of Port McNeill and Port…