Olympics Games Paris 2024: France’s telecommunication lines vandalized [Video]

PARIS –

The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Organizers for the Paris Games say their operations were not affected. France’s second largest telecommunications company said it had made repairs in several areas already or workarounds kept the scale of the impact low. Other companies were working on fixes.

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The vandalism came after arson attacks hit train networks around France on Friday, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony.

Marina Ferrari, secretary of state in charge of digital affairs, posted on X that damage in several regions overnight Sunday to Monday affected telecommunications operators. She said that led to local impact on access to fiber lines and fixed and mobile …