Colorado - Lakewood family fights $4,000 bill from CenturyLink [telecom]

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Lakewood family fights $4,000 bill from CenturyLink; 'We did what any sensible homeowner would do'

Simple landscaping project causes major headache

By: Liz Gelardi

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A simple home improvement project turned into an expensive bill that showed up in the mail six months later.

Amy Arnold and her husband wanted to rip out some bushes in their backyard to make room for a concrete pad to hold their hot tub. When the couple realized they would be digging, they called 811 to locate any utilities that could be in the way.