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Vandals 'deliberately cut' Spectrum's fiber optic lines in LA causing Father's Day service disruption ($25,000 reward)
Fox Business ^ | 6/15/25 | Stepheny Price

Posted on 06/16/2025 2:29:37 AM PDT by Libloather

A massive outage has been reported in the Los Angeles area on Father's Day after internet and cable provider Spectrum linked the issue to "criminal acts of vandalism."

"We are currently working on a Fiber cut affecting the Los Angeles area. We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. Thank you," the company shared in an alert on X.

A spokesperson for the company told Fox News Digital that they discovered that lines had been cut due to vandalism in Van Nuys on Sunday morning, which also impacted other areas.

"Early this morning our fiber optic lines were intentionally cut in Los Angeles due to vandalism," the statement read.

"The fiber cuts caused a temporary outage for some residents and businesses in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, and surrounding areas. Our services were being restored throughout the morning and restoration efforts continue this afternoon."

More than 25,000 Spectrum users in the Los Angeles area reported issues on DownDetector.com, which tracks outages, beginning at 3 a.m., according to the website. The site is based on user self-reporting, which means it may not depict the whole scope of the outages.

The company implied that "criminal acts of network vandalism have become an issue affecting the entire telecommunications industry, not just Spectrum."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: disruption; downdetectorcom; fiberoptic; spectrum; vandals
Smells like terrorism.
1 posted on 06/16/2025 2:29:37 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Perhaps someone wanted fathers to be fully present with their families for a day.


2 posted on 06/16/2025 2:31:12 AM PDT by cmj328 (We live here.)
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To: Libloather

Has a lingering odor of Democrat.


3 posted on 06/16/2025 2:32:16 AM PDT by Kudsman (I am Coal baby! Burning for you. )
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To: Kudsman

You can swing a dead cat in L.A and hit a Demonrat. Wireless is the way to go.


4 posted on 06/16/2025 2:38:35 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: Libloather

Most likely klantifa.


5 posted on 06/16/2025 2:55:33 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Kudsman

As usual.


6 posted on 06/16/2025 2:55:44 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Libloather

Antifa.


7 posted on 06/16/2025 3:11:56 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: cmj328
Perhaps someone wanted fathers to be fully present with their families for a day.

The alternative is that someone wanted all of the family to be fully present with Father for a day.

Another possibility was to cut access to cable-based legacy and alternative news sources during Father's Day, specifically to block any negative stories about the No Kings activities.

8 posted on 06/16/2025 3:13:32 AM PDT by asinclair (Indict DNC for RICO?)
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To: Libloather

It’s pretty hard to ‘accidently cut’ a buried cable.


9 posted on 06/16/2025 3:34:37 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Libloather

Happened in KC a few weeks ago.


10 posted on 06/16/2025 3:50:26 AM PDT by peggybac (“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” - Ayn Rand)
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To: Libloather
“Vandalism” sounds so innocent.

Democrats are terrorists.

11 posted on 06/16/2025 4:35:42 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Libloather

The Enemedia will describe it as mostly peaceful terrorism.


12 posted on 06/16/2025 4:48:30 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again!)
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To: ComputerGuy
It’s pretty hard to ‘accidently cut’ a buried cable.

More so, the knowledge of WHERE to access and cut a line - it's no accident. Some lefty insider decided to have his 15 minutes.


13 posted on 06/16/2025 6:35:26 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: asinclair

VAN NUYS A WAYS FROM DOWNTOWN


14 posted on 06/16/2025 7:31:28 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Libloather

An assault on our nations communications infrastructure of which companies like Charter, Cox communications, Xfinity, and AT&T among others are all part of our nation’s communications infrastructure. Purposely causing damage is a terrorist act and those who do those things should be prosecuted as terrorists and spend a long time in prison. and if there is a loss of life because of communication communications disruption, those who cause the disruption should be prosecuted as murderers.

A lot of people don’t realize that people use their Internet access for medical devices and to be able to call for help.


15 posted on 06/16/2025 9:47:10 AM PDT by JoeRender (The left are advocates of morality only when they can use it against enemies political. )
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To: JoeRender

A lot of people don’t realize that people use their Internet access for medical devices and to be able to call for help.

........

They don’t care. At all.

Stop thinking like someone who expects leftists are going to play by rules.


16 posted on 06/16/2025 10:13:47 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: JoeRender

“””A lot of people don’t realize that people use their Internet access for medical devices and to be able to call for help.”””

And alarm systems at homes and businesses.


17 posted on 06/16/2025 10:32:47 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Chickensoup

You must be retarded or something because you read something into my post that simply was not there. You got an ax to grind with someone you got issues I would advise that you seek professional help.


18 posted on 06/17/2025 12:36:57 PM PDT by JoeRender (The left are advocates of morality only when they can use it against enemies political. )
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To: shelterguy

Indeed, and that too. Suffice it to say that people use their Internet access for a lot of important things even critical things.


19 posted on 06/17/2025 12:37:51 PM PDT by JoeRender (The left are advocates of morality only when they can use it against enemies political. )
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