5G conspiracists cause rural internet blackout after attacking broadband box
Homes in Norwood Park on the outskirts of Somerset were left without internet after a box at Paddington Farm was targeted by vandals
The broadband box in Norwood Park, Glastonbury which was destroyed by 5G protesters
Credit: Voneus/SWNS
Conspiracy theorists caused a four-day rural internet blackout after they attacked a 5GHz broadband box in the misguided belief it was a 5G provider.
Homes in Norwood Park on the outskirts of Somerset were left without internet after a box at Paddington Farm was targeted by vandals.
It is the latest of a spate of attacks thought to have been carried out by conspiracists who blame the spread of coronavirus on the roll-out of 5G mobile phone coverage.
BROADBAND equipment near Glastonbury was vandalised over the weekend - leaving households without an internet connection. The incident occurred at Paddington Farm, on the outskirts of the town, when vandals targeted what they believed to be 5G network technology. In fact, the equipment they damaged was a 5GHz broadband transmitter. The damage left the Norwood Park area with little or no internet connection. A spokesperson for Voneus Broadband, which provides the connection, said if the vandals were intending to protest over a conspiracy theory which claims 5G is harmful, were mistaken in their target. They said the company had informed police of the incident.