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Police authorities and FBI are looking for people responsible
for knocking out phone service to thousands of residents  AT&T
is now offering a $250,000 reward for the arrest and conviction
of those responsible after vandals cut eight fiber optic lines
that dropped telephone and internet service for thousands of
people in the San Francisco South Bay area.  The incident
occurred on Thursday, and telecommunications were down for most
of the day before technicians were able to fix the problem.
Vandals cut fiber optic lines in four different areas, and
needed a special tool to remove the 250-lb. manhole covers. 
Furthermore, they had to cut through the thick cables that are
protected by a heavy plastic sheath designed to stop possible
tampering.  AT&T yesterday issued a $100,000 reward for
information, but bumped up the reward when it was discovered
damage was more serious than originally discovered.  Verizon and
Sprint were also affected by the malicio