On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:25:04 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:

Well, after the fact, I have seen repair
kits at Menards and Lowe's for fixing
buried telephone cable. I know Lowe's
also sells the cable. So, in the future
it's not that hard to fix it yourself.

Irrelevent. It's not the homeowner's cable. When the homeowner is long gone, the phone
company will still be responsible for the cable and the cost of dispatching
a service call. They are going to fix it based on their experience
and in a way to insure no future calls.