COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – In December of last year, KRDO13 reported on a growing concern about copper harvesting, which was disrupting 911 services and telephone services for fire stations and hospitals.
Since then, CenturyLink reached out to us, stating that the situation has continued to escalate, with the number of 2026 incidents in Colorado Springs alone about to reach the 2025 statewide total.
They report seeing increasingly serious consequences, including a recent incident where criminals attempting to steal copper mistakenly cut a fiber line, leaving a local senior center without connectivity for several days…