Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: bob@rel.mi.org (Bob Leffler) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Mich Bell Strike Brings Vandalism Message-ID:Date: 15 Aug 89 19:14:27 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 15 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 301, message 1 of 10 Somebody cut 1800 pairs with a chainsaw today. Service was interupted for Mich Bell customers in Troy and Madison Heights area. Service was also interupted to a local hospital, but Mich Bell established service to the hospital with mobile phones until the lines can be repaired. The lines were cut in such a way that makes it extremely difficult to repair according to a local news report. The union denies that any of their members has anything to do with this incident. My personal opinion is that the timing is too close to the strike to not be a disgrutled employee. It's too bad that the strikes occur in the first place, but this type of activity can't be tolerated.