Vandals left thousands of residence without internet across parts of Los Angeles over the weekend after destroying more than 1,400 fiber-optic lines.
Spectrum customers in West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Koreatown lost web access after the cables were slashed in Baldwin Hills in a “criminal attack” on Friday.
Pictures showed the cables ripped out of the ground and severed in half while emergency teams were seen racing to fix them.
Vandals wiped out internet across three wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods in another brazen attack. Obtained by the CA Post
It came just a day before a similar style attack on Verizon’s network sparked fury with mass outages across Southern California on Saturday and Sunday.
Spectrum and Verizon are two of the largest internet providers in the region and country. Spectrum filed a police report with the Los Angeles Police Department and fixed outages over the weekend.
“We are splicing more than 1,400 fibers that were cut to restore service,” a spokesman told WeHo Times.
Pictures showed emergency teams were seen racing to fix the destroyed cables. Obtained by the CA Post
“Criminal attacks on communications infrastructure are a growing issue affecting the entire telecommunications industry, not just Spectrum. These acts are not only a crime but threaten public safety.”
The company is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the vandals. No information is known about how the lines were snipped or who is suspected in the crimes.
It’s also unclear why the criminals would snip the lines, other than to inconvenience SoCal residents. Fiber-optic lines do not contain copper or other precious metals, Spectrum said.
Vandals destroyed more than 1,400 fiber-optic lines in LA’s Baldwin Hills neighborhood. Obtained by the CA Post
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Sunday’s Verizon attacks inconvenienced customers and worsened connectivity for first responders. (Getty Images) Getty Images
The company said it monitors its lines with 24-hour surveillance and will prosecute anyone who damages its infrastructure.
Sunday’s Verizon attacks similarly inconvenienced customers and worsened connectivity for first responders.
The damage affected wireless and internet service for customers in LA and surrounding areas, with outage reports surfacing early Sunday morning in the San Fernando Valley and beyond.
A Verizon spokesperson confirmed the service disruptions stem from deliberate physical damage to critical communications infrastructure but did not specify the exact locations of the cuts or the total number of impacted subscribers.
A spokesman told The California Post: “Vandals cut multiple fiber cables causing a service interruption for some mobility and internet customers in Southern California.
“Repairs are underway and we expect service will be restored by early this evening local time.
“These are not simple property crimes; they are dangerous disruptions that cut off vital lifelines for our first responders and public safety officials who rely on constant connectivity,” the spokesperson added.
California has nearly eight million Verizon customers.
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