VANDALS severed a fibre-optic cable on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing just before the New Year, leaving 5,400 homes without Internet.
Telus has said it's baffled by the motivation for the damage.
The cable under of the north end of the bridge was severed at about 4 a.m. Dec. 30, initially affecting TV and Internet users as far afield as Squamish.
Telus was able quickly to reroute much of that service, but 5,400 users remained without Internet until midnight.
Nothing was stolen and Shawn Hall, spokesman for Telus, said this is the first time he's heard of vandalism of cables such as this.
"I have no idea why," he said, asked about the culprits' possible motive. "It's a pretty significant crime when you think of it; you're cutting service to thousands of people. It might seem like a victimless crime, but it certainly is not."
Crews closed off a lane on the crossing from about 7 p.m. until midnight to perform repairs, said Hall.
He said the cost to Telus was significant, but couldn't put a dollar figure on it.
RCMP spokesman Richard De Jong said there is no copper or other valuable metals in fibre-optic cables worth stealing, and estimated damages at more than $5,000.
Police have no witnesses or suspects, he said.
