The talking head was wrong. I didn’t want to post a USA today story (heck Gannett owns AZ Republic also).
The line was buried, in the desert, and whomever did it had to have equipment to dig up the line.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/vandalism-in-arizona-shut-down-internet-cellphone-telephone-service-across-state/
Not cool..Knew where to dig!!