Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

We’ve been placing the new flexnap (fiber to the house) over all of the existing aerial copper cables and which has made it virtually impossible to remove in most cases.

Instead of placing new strand for the fiber, we have been directed for years to just over lash the cable over the existing copper to be more productive(because we get less time to remove old cables and it’s cheaper).

This has brought up many times by the employees that actually place the cables that it will cause a problem down the road, but management just wanted the cables put up as quick as possible.

"It’s damn near impossible to remove. ..."

If you read the article it talks largely about overhead cables and contamination directly below them, or cables running through lakes where people swim.

I don't think anyone really cares about a cable running under a city street, other than mole people.

There are options between "dig up every inch" and "do nothing". For example, prioritize areas where these cables pose risk to humans, particularly children.

The managers would have a good job digging up and removing lead telephone cables. You’ll get in shape a have work close to home, no RTO.

It’s damn near impossible to remove. Most of them are probably dead, but it’s damn near impossible to remove. Most of them are in conduits extending through manhole runs, although there are thousands of miles of direct buried lead coax cables throughout the country.

When we try to remove it, the winch cables usually break when we pull it out with the big trucks, or the cable rips apart. It’s just way too heavy to pull out and the ducts often collapse around those cables over time and there’s no way to pull it out (even with the big chopper trucks). Essentially, you would have to dig up entire duct runs to remove it which would be insanely expensive, time consuming, and would lead to a lot of damaged cables that are in the same duct run.

As the previous poster said, it’s safer to leave it in the ground than remove it.

Safer to leave in ground than to distrub.

Number one ESG goal should be the elimination of all lead cables.

People who eat the phone cable can be exposed to high levels of lead, copper and polychlorinated biphenyls. This can lead to learning disabilities in disfranchised low income city neighborhoods.

Better believe Stink knew and just wanted to kick the can to someone else as the damage is occurring.

Monopoly days, govt. (citizens) will pay for the cleanup if one occurs.

Class action lawsuit coming soon.

Poor inner city youths are eating the cables.

I Demand removal and future cleaning of the entire footprint, plus punitive damages plus lawyers fees..

PAY UP.. AT&T is Seft insured. awesome!!