Thieves are increasingly targeting the copper wires that keep America’s power grids and phone networks running.

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 ...

Five area individuals are facing charges related to the theft of telecommunication wire throughout Clearfield and Centre Counties.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Copper wire theft that’s darkened streetlights have discouraged teenagers in St. Paul’s North End from playing basketball at their local courts, caused older couples to discontinue early-morning walks ...

After more than 17 years and installing 8,000 miles of fiber at a cost of approximately $350 million, the 3 Rivers Communications Fiber to the Home (FTTH) project is 99% completed. The co-op replaced ...

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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 ...

The telecommunications masters at Bell Labs have managed to deliver a world record connection speed of 10Gbps (10,000Mbps) over copper wires. Dubbed XG.fast, the new technology could be used to ...