Sabotage of telephone installations: “Areas where the cables are cut are sometimes difficult to access”

2024-07-29 14:05:47

Each time, for each wire cutter, several hundreds or even thousands of wires are cut, perhaps with scissors. “These are not actions that can be done with simple scissors,” said the professionals. Five departments – Drôme, Meuse, Hérault, Bouches-du-Rhône and Somme – are currently recognized by the operator. “For the time being, we have 10,000 SFR customers who are affected by the fixed network in these sectors,” the operator explained. So they no longer have Internet or telephone. 25 cell antennas are also involved. »