For ten days, the 486 inhabitants of Lanrivain (Côtes-d'Armor) had no access to landlines or the Internet because of a massive outage caused by construction, reports France Bleu Breizh Izel.
Part of the town being located in a white zone, communications were cut from November 8.
The lives of many residents have been affected.
This was particularly the case for Virginie Guclan, patron saint of the city's restaurant-bar.
"No contact, therefore no reservations possible, no payment by card ...", testified the manager.
The postal agency's cash machine was also out of order.
Problems have also arisen at the town hall, where many daily operations require the telephone or the Internet.
Isolated elderly people
This blackout had also made it more difficult to provide assistance to the elderly in the village.
“Without a telephone, in the event of a fall, they cannot call,” explained Virginie Guclan.
Mayor Philippe Le Joncour also mentioned the case of a 94-year-old resident “whose heart device is no longer connected to the hospital”.
Orange initially planned to intervene on November 22 at the earliest but the operator was finally to proceed with the repair on Wednesday, indicates
Le Télégramme
.
A technician explained that the fault was caused by a network cable crushed by an excavator.
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