Acts of vandalism target communications cables in France

Photo: Miguel Medina Agence France-Presse French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Marina Ferrari at the National Assembly in Paris, May 28, 2024.

Associated Press in Paris

Published at 8:22 am

• Europe

The French government said that numerous communications cables have been targeted by vandalism, affecting fiber optics as well as landline and mobile phone networks, as cities across the country host the Paris Olympics.

The extent of the acts is still unclear, as is its impact on Olympic activities. The vandalism comes after numerous railway lines were sabotaged in France last Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Games.

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Marina Ferrari, the Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, published on the X platform that the damage observed during the night from Sunday to Monday affected many telecommunications companies. She added that outages among customers of fiber optic services, as well as landline and mobile telephone networks, had been reported in some areas.

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Telecommunications companies said they were on the ground to assess the damage and make the necessary repairs.