Verizon is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for cutting fiber cables over the weekend, causing a widespread outage across SoCal. Verizon is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for cutting fiber cables over the weekend, causing a widespread outage across SoCal. LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Verizon announced it is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for cutting fiber-optic cables over the weekend, causing a widespread service outage across Southern California.