Hah, I've never seen a utility schedule end of life for cables. They just replace them as they break, they'll replace chunks if the cable itself is looking bad,

Hah, I've never seen a utility schedule end of life for cables. They just replace them as they break, they'll replace chunks if the cable itself is looking bad, but otherwise they'll just splice it together with a coupler. If fiber optic is in the way, they'll just cut it.