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Can A Farmer Be Held Liable For Their Cows Constantly Destroying Isp Materials Located On Ulitity Poles

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Location: GA , US

My Internet is constantly being taken out by my neighbor's cows . The utility box is the field across the street.

The techs have tried all they can to protect it, they have even personally gone and told the farmer to install something to keep their cows from destroying it as well. So the farmer is well aware of it and they've been told by their brother who's a regular customer at my job about it as well.

I believe that the farmer was the one who did wrap chicken wire around it but with that , the cows finally destroyed that and took it down.

This is an everyday occurrence , though sometimes it lasts 4 days and surprisingly the wire kept them from destroying it for a month.

I'm not looking to sue my neighbors over it, don't think I could anyways but surely as this has been an ongoing problem for almost 20 years according to my parents, but I would assume that the ISP is sick of having to put all this time and resources into it.

But I'm juSt wondering if the ISP could eventually sue the cow owner for the cost of the damages their cows have caused ?

I'm also anxious about maybe my ISP eventually canceling the service contract because we are costing them too much money.

I suppose I could pay and have someone put a fence or something around it but I feel like the responsibility falls on the farmer as it is their cows and they legally do not own the utility pole .

submitted by /u/_DancesWithKnives
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