Of course it's cheaper. On a smaller scale satellite installers do it to
cable companies and vice versa all the time. They get paid per job so why
waste an hour+ laying your own cable when you can cut the competitors and
move on to the next job.
On 9/4/05, Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 12:43:58AM -0400, Bill Glidden wrote:
>
>
> I wonder if Verizon simply decided it would be quicker and cheaper to
> cut other people's cables, rather than take the time to route
> over/under/around them. I'm not begin facetious. I've heard no end of
> stories like this.
>
> When I wanted to do some digging in my yard, I was told that I _must_
> call the central agency that informs all the various entities with
> underground service. The companies are supposed to come out within some
> short time frame and put flags and paint down to show where their
> cables/pipes are. I was also told that if I dig without doing so and cut
> something, there's a penalty/fine. Me, a lowly homeowner. I wonder if
> Verizon and others like them are exempt, or if they simply find it
> cheaper/faster to cut them anyway. They could be just grossly inept, but
> at some point it begins to look like they're doing it on purpose.
>
> Paul
>
>
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