Posted on 08/09/2026 4:37:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Verizon customers across Southern California were experiencing service outages Sunday after multiple fiber lines were vandalized, the company said.
The damage was affecting some wireless and internet customers in Los Angeles and other parts of the region, according to a Verizon spokesperson. The company did not specify exactly where the vandalism occurred or how many customers were impacted.
Verizon engineers were working with third-party vendors at the affected sites to make repairs and restore service.
The company described the vandalism as a threat to public safety, saying damaged communications infrastructure can leave entire neighborhoods without access to essential services, including emergency lines and healthcare networks.
Reports of Verizon outages began surfacing Sunday morning in the San Fernando Valley and other parts of Los Angeles.
The company did not release additional details about the circumstances surrounding the vandalism or whether authorities were investigating.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Oh, dear. Just donned my tinfoil chapeau...
Per the above, on a different recent Verizon outage...
“... Verizon said engineers resolved that issue and advised customers who were still experiencing problems to restart their devices...”
Why would customers need to restart their devices after an outage...?
There is no market, black or otherwise, for optical fiber that’s been cut.
Fiber lines being dug up is a great advertisement for StarLink.
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