AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Join STRIKE After 18,327 Cable Theft Incidents Hit 12 Million People
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Updated · GSMArena.com · Jun 10
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Join STRIKE After 18,327 Cable Theft Incidents Hit 12 Million People
2 articles · Updated · GSMArena.com · Jun 10
Summary
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon joined the STRIKE initiative as cable theft and vandalism incidents in the US climbed to 18,327, disrupting internet access for nearly 12 million people.
The industry group says attacks now average 1,527 a month, or about 50 a day, with the total up 59% since 2024.
Copper lines are often stolen for scrap value, while fiber-optic cables are increasingly cut in vandalism that can disrupt hospitals, schools and emergency services.
STRIKE — short for Strategic Threat Response & Infrastructure Knowledge Exchange — is meant to help providers coordinate protection efforts as carriers accelerate shifts from aging copper networks to fiber.