I think its just a simplification. For the purposes of the article, it doesn't matter if its 1 or 100. They completely unplugged the network as a whole. Later

I think its just a simplification. For the purposes of the article, it doesn't matter if its 1 or 100. They completely unplugged the network as a whole. Later in the article they do say 'began to reconnect the network fiber', which implies multiple connections to me. They also took reference photos and ordered backup hardware. So I definitely don't think it was a single connection.