One of two things:
1) EcoNUTS that hate technology - like the dirtbags that torched new houses and destroyed multiple SUVs at dealers,
2) Dumbass Obama voters looking to score some copper....haha...dumbasses!
AT&T union workers have been without a contract for a year. Take out PG&E too, to make it look less directed toward them. One trick is to cause an outage like this, then go on strike and leave the replacement workers to clean up the mess. Good for a gun ban too. Heck, for $250K I’d turn MYSELF in!