Do yourself a favor and play dumb when they show up. If you go out there telling them that it's easy and $100 is highway robbery to fix your screw up they will take all day and roll a whole wiring crew (with trucks) and replace 40-feet of cable, all at YOUR expense. The telco is not walmart, they don't price match, or have a low-price guarantee.
Your best bet is to throw yourself at their mercy, let them use the backhoe if they want, be helpful, and go "oooh" and "ahhhh" every time he touches the wire. It will make him feel like a hero and he will cut you slack hopefully. Remember, he's there cause of you, not because he was scheduled to be.
BTW, judging from how verizon charges big money to do small things around here (when they are scheduled weeks in advance), i'd guess you would be looking at a high 3-digit, maybe low 4-digit bill. Remember, that $150 ballpark that bill mentioned was BEFORE it became an emergency service outage.
Call the 800-number monday morning and ask them if the wire is there. If they say no, tell bellsouth you called and it wasn't on the map. Maybe you will get lucky.
