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Olympics 2024: French Telecoms Network Targeted By Vandals


France’s main telecoms companies SFR, Bouygues Telecom, and Free were all affected.

The French government has said telecommunication lines across France have been targeted by malicious vandals, causing connectivity outages as the Paris Olympic games hit full swing over the weekend. Posting on Elon Musk’s X, however, Marina Ferrari, French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs said landline and mobile serves were affected by the attacks. Per details reported by France Info, electrical and signal installations on high-speed lines running north, east, and west out of Paris boxes were deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Friday morning.

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