Cable box work

I've got a cable box in the corner of my back yard.  Last week a Comcast guy came by and said someone's cable got cut and he needed to access the box, which he did.  Now I've got a cable hanging out of the box between the box cover and base.  (I've also go a decorative rock face cover over the actual cable box which you can see in the photo.) Please tell me that this is just temporary fix and someone will be out to make a permanent repair.