AT&T Agrees to Remove Abandoned Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe

Published on September 19, 2024

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. has reached an agreement over abandoned submarine communication cables that plaintiffs say are contaminating Lake Tahoe with lead and will remove them, according to court filings dated Sept 18. Documents show the Dallas-headquartered company filed in support of a consent decree with no admission of liability in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of California. As part of the agreement, AT&T has set a target of removing the cables and recycling or disposing of them by Nov. 30. Failing that, it will remove them before May 26, 2025—Memorial Day—based on weather conditions, among other factors, according to the consent decree....

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