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  • Who’s behind the deliberate fiber cut just outside Benson?

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📰 News we're reading

• Fiber Optic Line Intentionally Cut Outside Benson (jocoreport.com) — A fiber-optic line just outside Benson’s town limits was deliberately cut Sunday, knocking out service for some local Brightspeed customers and causing about $10,000 in damage. Johnston County deputies are investigating possible links to other recent fiber vandalism cases and are asking anyone who noticed suspicious activity along South Wall Street (U.S. 301 South) to come forward.
   

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