### UNCONFIRMED : The French government has questioned its telecom operators ( #Orange, àBouygues, #SFR, #Free), asking them if it was "technically possible" for them to cut off mobile data, 4G and 5G, in certain neighborhoods in France.

Suggested by Interior Minister Gérald @Darmanin, it would be to prevent rioters in the streets from communicating together, except at home trough àWifi.

In return, telecom operators immediately informed the government that cutting off such access was "technically unfeasible tonight", but "feasible later".

However, they also made it clear that :
Without a declared state of emergency, this is illegal.
Call for help and emergencies would be hindered, or made impossible.
Police and gendarmerie's high-speed broadband platform, "PC Storm", would not work.

For the time being, the #Elysée has decided not to enforce this measure. If the situation becomes tense, the Interior Minister's wishes may well come true.

The French government has not confirmed this information.

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