Spectrum Offers $25,000 Reward After Vandals Cut Buncombe County Fiber
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Updated · WLOS · Aug 4
Spectrum Offers $25,000 Reward After Vandals Cut Buncombe County Fiber
3 articles · Updated · WLOS · Aug 4
Summary
$25,000 is being offered by Spectrum for information leading to an arrest after vandals caused a large-scale fiber cut in Buncombe County on Aug. 4.
Spectrum said the outage stemmed from a criminal attack near London Road, where wires were pulled down from a utility pole, disrupting internet, county phone access and some services.
911 service was not affected, and Buncombe County government phones were restored by 4:05 p.m. as repair crews worked to bring remaining customers back online.
Spectrum said attacks on telecom infrastructure are rising industrywide, citing 18,327 incidents in 2025 — up 59% from 2024 — affecting 11.8 million customers.