I believe it. Had the same trouble with techs from Cox in New Orleans. They'd sever the bridge, drop, or whatever telco equipment they could reach to make it a pain for BellSouth techs to swap them back. It's one thing to chop exposed wiring. But when the Cox tech opens up the telco side and severs the protector from the bridge then cuts the telco drop at ground level then it's just plain malicious vandalism.