Canadian RBOC (Aliant) SONET ring sabotage

[Eric Kuhnke <eric () fnordsystems com>]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&newsclusterurl=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040610/PHONES10/TPNational/Canada

shorter URL: http://ln.ooz.net/27115

Several days ago somebody cut both sides of a SONET ring in Newfoundland.

From the article:
The Atlantic Communications and Technical Workers, the union 
representing the striking employees, was quick to say they weren't 
responsible for the massive phone failure, with a spokesman adding that 
union members have been warned not to tamper with phone-company equipment.