Basic fiber splicing costs $45-$75 per splice for emergency repairs, while complex buried cable repairs can reach $5,000-$25,000 depending on accessibility and damage extent. Repairing a damaged fiber optic cable can lead to significant expenses, not just from the immediate repair costs but also from a range of associated financial burdens. For many construction firms, accidental cuts are not rare events. The infrastructure also includes various pieces of equipment, such as optical network terminals, switches, and routers, which manage and direct data traffic.