Charter Calls Van Nuys Attack ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ LAPD Calls It Vandalism

Spectrum's parent company calls attack on fiber lines in Van Nuys an act of 'domestic terrorism'

Charter Communications said emergency services, like 911 calls to fire and police departments, were impacted when thieves cut the fiber optic lines last month.

Charter calls Van Nuys attack ‘domestic terrorism,’ LAPD calls it vandalism

More than 50,000 residential customers and 500 business customers were affected for up to 30 hours.

Internet outage was 'domestic terrorism,' Spectrum says

Spectrum officials have reportedly ratcheted up their rhetoric following the apparently deliberate slashing of fiber-optic lines in the San Fernando Valley. Initially, the company called the severing of 13 cables in Van Nuys an act of vandalism, one that left more than 50,000 people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties without internet access for up to 30 hours. However, among those impacted were "a U.S. military base, emergency dispatch and 911…

Spectrum fiber lines vandalism should be labeled 'domestic terrorism,' Charter says

Thirteen cables were severed in the June 15 incident, cutting service to a U.S. military base, 911 and other emergency dispatch centers, fire and police departments and healthcare facilities.

Charter Communications Calls Van Nuys Attack `Domestic Terrorism'

Charter Communications has deemed a June 15 attack on its communications network in Van Nuys an act of domestic terrorism, “based on the nature of the fiber cuts, extent of damage and make-up of impacted customers.” According to the company, the early morning attack severed 13 cables, including more than 2,600 individual fibers. The company said it also disrupted connectivity and impacted redundancy to emergency services, including a U.S. milita…

Charter Communications Says Damage To Its Cables In Van Nuys, CA Was “Domestic Terrorism”

Leading pay-TV and broadband provider Charter Communications says its internal probe into a June 15 attack on its network in Van Nuys, CA has determined it was “an act of domestic terrorism.” Citing “the nature of the fiber cuts, extent of damage and makeup of impacted customers,” the company called for stronger federal and state […]