Cable thefts result in telephone landline disruptions

Landline customers suffered disruption of voice and data service due to more than 22 acts of vandalism and theft over the past three months.

According to a GT&T press release, the company lost more than 2,000 feet of cable in the Linden area alone as a result of vandalism and theft. Thousands of customers with landline facilities across the entire country have suffered, GT&T said.

In the case of Linden, there was a systematic removal of cables since the initial cut was