More telecommunication equipment thefts

Mon Aug 23 06:12:29 UTC 2004

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.
[...]

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