AT&T Agrees to Remove Abandoned Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe

The cables are roughly 41,600 feet long and contain more than 68 tons of lead, according to the lawsuit.
AT&T Agrees to Remove Abandoned Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe
Coaxial TV cables are seen in front of AT&T and Time Warner logos in this photo illustration created on June 13, 2018. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. has reached an agreement over abandoned submarine communication cables that plaintiffs say are contaminating Lake Tahoe with lead, and it has set target dates for removing them, according to court filings dated Sept 18.

Court documents show that the Dallas-headquartered company filed in support of a consent decree, with no admission of liability, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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