Denton Record-Chronicle

Frontier reports $100,000 worth of copper wire stolen overnight from telephone poles

Approximately $100,000 in copper wire was stolen from telephone poles in Denton overnight, according to a Frontier worker's report to police. At about 11:53 a.m. Friday, officers spoke with a Frontier ...
AOL

AT&T to eliminate copper wire phone lines to most users. Who stands to lose?

AT&T plans to eliminate its traditional landline phone service across nearly all U.S. states in its service area by 2029, according to an official announcement. The telecom company has said its copper ...
Los Angeles Times

Copper thieves cut phone service to seniors in South L.A.

South Los Angeles resident Shonte Dudley could not get a hold of her mother, Mable Bush, using the 92-year-old’s usual phone for several months. Bush, who lives in South L.A. near the Inglewood border ...
TribLIVE.com

Police: Copper wire theft suspects left identifying documents, receipt for tools at crime scene

Three Fayette County men were arrested after police said they stole more than 400 feet of telephone line and left behind a court custody notice identifying one of them, along with a receipt for tools ...
WFAA8

'I hope you spend some time in jail': Dallas PD searching for thieves stealing copper out of telephone poles

DALLAS — You've likely heard of air conditioner, catalytic converters, and car tire thefts. Now? The Dallas Police Department is warning you to look out for, yes, telephone pole copper thieves.
KRMG

TCSO: Suspected copper thieves busted with telephone wires, tools in their vehicle

Deputies arrested two suspected copper thieves on Monday, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. TCSO said deputies were called to an area near Highway 75 and 76th Street North where a ...

3 arrested, accused of copper wire theft just outside Roseville

Three people allegedly used power tools to steal copper wire in a new development near Bluebell Lane and Royal Lily Avenue, ...
LAist

Copper wire thefts leave LA neighborhoods in the dark. Here’s what officials are doing to try to stop it

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Creators Syndicate on MSNOpinion

The Death of the Landline Will Kill You

When you visit Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut, you may be told about his telephone. It was one of the first ...
Star Tribune

As copper wire thefts continue, Twin Cities officials scrounge for solutions

From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...
WSET

Info leading to arrest of Amherst Co. telephone wire thieves will land $10K reward

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The hunt to find thieves in Amherst County is coming down to the wire--literally. The Amherst County Sheriff's Office said Verizon is offering a ten thousand dollar reward ...