Somerset and Dorset phones cut by cable theft
Homes in Somerset and Dorset have had their phone lines cut after thieves stole a section of copper cable.
A spokesman from BT said a section between Taunton and Yeovil was damaged when people cut through a fibre cable and a smaller copper cable.
Phone and broadband service has been affected over a wide area in Somerset and Dorset including Lyme Regis, Castle Cary, Winscombe, Taunton and Yeovil.
A team of engineers will take a day or two to repair the cable section.
The company has not confirmed the number of homes affected.