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| Cable thieves leave homes cut off | Cable thieves leave homes cut off |
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| Up to 800 homes in Cambridgeshire are without telephone lines which were damaged by thieves digging up underground cables. | |
| The thieves made off with 100 metres of cabling, from Alconbury Weston, on Friday. Police believe they will attempt to sell the cabling for scrap. | The thieves made off with 100 metres of cabling, from Alconbury Weston, on Friday. Police believe they will attempt to sell the cabling for scrap. |
| BT have engineers working on the problem and police have set up extra patrols in the village. | BT have engineers working on the problem and police have set up extra patrols in the village. |
| Anyone with information is urged to contact Cambridgeshire police. | Anyone with information is urged to contact Cambridgeshire police. |
| We are working around the clock to get the damage repaired and get people back on to the network BT spokeswoman | |
| A police spokeswoman said: "Police and BT have been liaising concerning the provision of a telephone service for the village. | |
| "BT have now confirmed that by tomorrow afternoon a service will be resumed. In the meantime there will be extra police patrols in the village." | |
| A spokeswoman for BT said: "We are working around the clock to get the damage repaired and get people back on to the network. | |
| "Initially there were about 800 homes without a phone service. We are repairing the telephone line and replacing the cable which was stolen." | |
| The spokeswoman was unable to confirm the extent of the damage caused. |