There were also targeted attacks against AT&T infrastructure in the Bay Area: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/more-california-fiber-optic-cable-sev

There were also targeted attacks against AT&T infrastructure in the Bay Area: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/more-california-fiber-optic-cable-severed-as-att-offers-250k-reward/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/more-california-... It was fiber optic cable so you can't blame copper theft as the motive, sabotage was clearly intended. In this case, Oakland being Oakland, it could just as well have been hoodlums trying to show off their marksmanship.