msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (08/03/89)
The IBEW and CWA unions are preparing for a strike against NJ Bell this weekend. At the same time, there have been many acts of sabotage against NJ Bell. The first occured on Monday, July 31. Two fiber optic cables were cut, resulting in a loss of phone service for a large number of customers in Warren, Sussex, Somerset, and one other county. This cut also resulted in a loss of network connection for Rutgers and other parts of JVNCnet. Last night (Wed, 8/2), 26 individual subscriber lines were cut in the Englewood, NJ CO. These lines were apparently all residential, and quickly repaired. Now, I understand that health care benefits are important, but is sabotage really necessary? The FBI is investigating, so hopefully the perpetrators will be caught. Mark ---- Mark Smith | "Be careful when looking into the distance, |All Rights 61 Tenafly Road|that you do not miss what is right under your nose."| Reserved Tenafly,NJ 07670-2643|rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith,msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise.