Vandals destroy fiber optic cables

Vandals struck an Optic Communications fiber junction box leaving several customers without internet services overnight just inside the east city limits of Columbus. The vandalism occurred July 4 at 9:54 p.m.

According to a spokesperson for Optic Communications the damage amounted to more than $2,500 as the fiber optic cables were cut in the box. Unlike the damage recently done to the boxes in the …