AT&T, Verizon and other telecom giants have left behind a sprawling network of cables covered in toxic lead that stretches across the U.S., under the water, in the soil and on poles overhead, a ...

We contacted AT&T and Verizon today and will update this article if we get any response. The WSJ reported, "For many years, telecom companies have known about the lead-covered cables and the ...

Old telephone wires are coated in lead, which can break down into a fine dust. Workers worry that cuts in the federal government have stymied investigations into the issue in the Pioneer Valley.