Vandalism hits communication lines in France, but the Paris Olympics aren’t affected

PARIS (AP) — 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 aren’t 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. Some other providers also got things back up and running later Monday (July 29, 2024). Paris prosecutors say a national investigation has been launched into the attacks on optic cables and “the damage to the telecommunications systems.”