Tag: at&t

Fire insurance upswing? The lead cables are finally out of the lake? North Lake incorporation possibilities hit a crucial milestone? We revisit key stories in our region reported on this past year.

RNO reports busiest summer in almost 2 decades; more.

It’s been a decade since two cables, spanning 8 miles and hosting 68 tons of lead, were discovered in Lake Tahoe, and the matter of their removal is now embroiled in a contentious lawsuit.

Ten years ago, scuba divers found abandoned telecommunications cables under Lake Tahoe. Studies have found that the cables — property of an AT&T subsidiary — are likely leaching lead into the water. Efforts to remove the cables have finally reached a tipping point.

Study projects low-to-no snow in Tahoe’s future; Pacific Bell ordered to remove 8 miles of lead-leaching telecom lines; environmental review begins at Dollar Creek Crossing; more

A 7-mile cable that winds up the West Shore in Lake Tahoe is leaking lead, according to a lawsuit to be filed later this month. The cable is one of four abandoned lines that some locals would like to see removed.

Suddenlink maintains the internet provider is reliable during an influx of new residents and home-centric lifestyles.

WHY-FI?!? Suddenlink customers across the region have been experiencing customer service and connectivity issues for months. Dive in to learn of their struggles and hear the official response from umbrella corporation Altice USA, which acquired Suddenlink in 2015.