I found a new cable in my backyard going into a utility box. The cable goes under my fence and into my neighbors yard. Should this be going into my yard? Was the cable company just lazy and didn't bury it?

It has no slack at all so I can't move it to at least run along the fence.

Do you have a land line in your home that you use. If not, cut it...if it's not an abandoned line, they'll be out to rectify the situation. If they ask any questions, just tell them your weed eater did it!

As above poster said they will send out a sub to "bury" the wire about 4-6" deep. Looks like phone line. Its absolutely ridiculous that these phone, internet, cable companies are allowed to bury their lines so shallow and poorly. A few years ago we replaced a bermuda yard w/ St. Augustine using a sod cutter and I didn't even think about calling digtess to mark the utilites. The homeowner comes outside and says their internet & phone was down. They call att and the tech comes out and connects the wire at the house and then connects it at the back corner of yard and walks off. I ask him if he's done and he says "yes, trust me you don't want me to trench it and install the wire". About 4 weeks later I get a bill from AT&T for over $300 for his 30 mins of work. F'n ridiculous!

The crew that lays cables is not the crew that buries them. Usually that crew comes out a week later.

Had the same issue

Was quicker to bury it myself than sit on hold for an hour

Yea they will trench it later...maybe. Had a phone line from the box in my yard to the neighbors that was put in and left laying on the ground for a couple weeks. Even though I was careful, I did accidentally cut it with the weed eater. They promptly fixed and buried it the next day lol.

One of two things should take place here. If this is the permanent line a contractor should be there in a few days and bury it. If it is a temporary line a contractor should come and bury a permanent line and this one will be removed.

I had a cable left lazily across my yard for about 2 weeks. One day I got pissed off about it and clipped it with shears. It was gone the next day.

My neighbors were finally home. Neighbor said her husband cut their cable/phone line while digging and AT&T came out to run a new line. My wife gave them permission to go in our yard and forgot to tell me. The neighbor's line had to be connected to the box in my yard for some reason. Neighbor is going to call AT&T to have them fix the portion in my yard. They are nice people so I don't want to cut their line. The installers obviously forgot to bury the line in my yard because they buried the portion in my neighbors yard.

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The neighbor's line had to be connected to the box in my yard for some reason.

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That pedestal serves as a connection point for all neighboring houses...your house, the neighbor on your left side and any houses behind you. Same thing for electric pedestals...if it's not in your yard then your underground is connected to one in a neighboring yard. There's no reason to have separate pedestals for every lot.