An internet outage across large parts of Long Beach was caused by someone who intentionally cut fiber optic lines “in a criminal act of vandalism,” according to a spokesperson for Spectrum.
The cable company was notified of the vandalism “early this morning,” affecting parts of Long Beach and Signal Hill, Spectrum spokesperson Pam Collazo said.
Spectrum declined to provide the exact number of residents and businesses without internet access, but the outage stretched as far as Downtown, Alamitos Beach and the Willmore neighborhood, according to comments on NextDoor.
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The outage also disrupted non-cash purchases at numerous businesses, including restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores…