What punishment did an outsourcing maintenance worker in Ningbo get when he cut the cable secretly and met the director of the telecommunications bureau? The reason why some people steal cables is mostly because they don't take the right path, want to take ill-gotten gains easily, and any form of theft is one reason. As for the specific reasons, there are many. It is wrong to need money at hand, retaliate against the organization/society, or even to be curious and improvise.

Why steal cables? Wrong, some thieves can't tell the difference between cable and optical cable or other wires, so they think it's a "cable" with copper (aluminum) in it that can be sold for a lot of money. This kind of loss is even greater and unnecessary, and it is also helpless for the relevant departments to set up a warning that "the optical cable is copper-free, and it is useless to steal".

The total number of cables is too large, so there are many loopholes in supervision, so these people are given an opportunity, but no matter what cables are stolen, it is a criminal act, and ill-gotten gains must not be taken.

Most cables are made of copper wire, and copper is relatively expensive. Therefore, some lawless elements often use their brains to steal cables or some electrical equipment with more copper. Stealing cables for personal gain, especially stealing cables in operation, will often bring huge losses to the country or enterprises.

The conductive wire in the cable is made of aluminum or copper, because aluminum and copper are metal raw materials, and it is relatively expensive to sell as waste products. In addition, it is difficult to defend and manage cable lines, so some people steal cables specially. Many times, for a small sum of money, the expensive power lines and communication lines in use are still damaged. The state generally treats the theft of cables as follows. 1, for cables in use, it may constitute the crime of destroying power equipment or be treated as a aggravated circumstance of theft. 2. Whether the cable that is not in use constitutes a crime requires the appraisal of the value of the stolen cable. If it does not exceed 1000 yuan, it will generally only be a public security punishment, detention or a fine. 3. If it exceeds the value of 1000 yuan, it may be treated as theft. It is suggested to surrender, actively return stolen goods, pay fines, and strive for the understanding of the victims in order to get a lighter punishment.