Re: More telecommunication equipment thefts

["Ziggy David Lubowa" <ziggy () trueafrican com>]

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/browar
d_county/9457328.htm?1c


Regards

David Ziggy Lubowa