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Frontier Communications dealing with rise in stolen copper

BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Copper theft is becoming more of a common occurrence in West Virginia. In fact, Jason Fields, senior vice president of operations with Frontier Communications, said the state of West Virginia is now the worst state that Frontier operates in regarding stolen copper from their equipment. Frontier serves 25 different states. “We’ve seen a 70% increase in West Virginia in the number of times our cables were stolen,” Fields said. Those numbers are for 2021-2022. From last year into 2023, there’s been a 13% jump on top of the 70%, according ...