"Starting Friday morning, Verizon customers reported cellular and internet interruptions in areas across the county, the spokesperson said. By the afternoon, the company concluded that "multiple fiber cuts due to acts of vandalism" were the main cause of the outages. "These dangerous acts not only impact families, students and businesses, they are a direct threat to the safety and security of Angelenos," the Verizon spokesperson said."
"Other companies and utilities have complained of similar acts by thieves, who seek out copper or scrap metal in exposed wiring. On Monday, Assemblyman Mark González, who represents District 54 and drafted a bill that would require a state license to resell copper wire and other recycling, said in a news conference on Monday that the city has gone "dark" since the rise of copper wire theft."
Verizon customers in Los Angeles County experienced cellular and internet interruptions beginning Friday morning. By afternoon the company identified multiple fiber cuts caused by vandalism as the main cause of the outages. The vandalism affected families, students and businesses and posed a direct threat to public safety and security. The company did not disclose how many customers were affected or when services would be restored. Other utilities reported similar attacks by thieves seeking copper or scrap metal in exposed wiring. Assemblyman Mark González proposed a bill to require a state license to resell copper wire and other recyclables and said the city has "gone dark" since the rise in copper theft. The district attorney said fiber optic cables are mainly plastic and glass and that thieves mistakenly search them for copper.
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