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Jay Willis

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This is strictly a hypothetical: if I’m not a Comcast customer, and I cut a Comcast line off my house, do the Comcast cops come or do I just get to carry on living my life

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Tim Campbell's avatar Tim Campbell @timcampbell.bsky.social
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I know many folks in LA who have done this with no consequence. If you are not paying for cable or phone, they’re never gonna know / care. But LA is bit of of a sprawling, lawless territory so ymmv depending on where you live

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Dinosaur Bob's avatar Dinosaur Bob @bornonagreenlight.bsky.social
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IANAL but I know a guy who’s a Comcast Cop, so maybe?

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southpaw's avatar southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
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Tell me more about your hypothetical mental state. Are you prepossessed with malice?

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Rob Shearer's avatar Rob Shearer @r.v.cx
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When I bought my house it included some complicated abatement for the power and telecom poles on the property. I’d need to consult a lawyer on the details, but >99% sure cutting any of the wires is legally bad.

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Tahfromslc's avatar Tahfromslc @tahfromslc.bsky.social
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I am a lawyer and I kind of did this without checking. I switched to fiber, and remodeled my house, including removing and patching over all the cable outlets/inlets. In my experience, even if a home is already wired, when you order Comcast, they rewire everything anyway.

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Sue Cris's avatar Sue Cris @notwit.bsky.social
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I cut down a cable line to my house once. Nothing happened. 10 years later they put up a new line for me when I ordered internet from them.

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Craig Danz 🍦's avatar Craig Danz 🍦 @craigdanz.bsky.social
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I believe you are fine so long as you don’t mess with the connection along the street.

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Greg Lipper's avatar Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social
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Yes.

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Jay Willis's avatar Jay Willis @jaywillis.bsky.social
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Thanks for all your answers friends, I have since resolved my curiosity, which, I cannot stress this enough, remains just a thought exercise

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Everything Takes Too Long's avatar Everything Takes Too Long @ironlawofcourts.bsky.social
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Just say it got knocked off by a falling branch in a storm (which is what happened to my unused internet line last month)

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