Several African countries have been affected by outages or poor internet performance since last week. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) South Africa has 10 undersea cables connecting it to the world. Only three South African undersea cables are currently in service. An Islamist organisation operating in Yemen is accused of destroying cables under the Red Sea, …
An early Wednesday morning utility pole fire severely damaged a Comcast fiber optic line causing internet outages for customers in La Grange Park, La Grange, and other nearby areas. According to La Grange Park fire officials, the fire was on a utility pole in the 1000 block of Sherwood Road. Firefighters responded to a call …
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – The Vyve Broadband substation caught on fire and burned to the ground before sunrise today leaving parts of Pickens County with no internet connection. The exact location is roughly half-way between Carrolton and Reform on Highway 17. Directly across the highway from Stansel Baptist Church. A Vyve Broadband official says …
The Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations (SELCO) logo Shrewsbury, Massachusetts residents have been experiencing an Internet connection outage since Saturday, February 3, 2024. The issue has affected different areas of the town, leaving some without internet and others dealing with severe connectivity issues. At noon on Saturday, the town’s electric and cable public company, Selco, …
CHICAGO (CBS) — A major network outage has caused hours of confusion for patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital on Wednesday. The network outage impacted phone and internet service at the hospital, and was not over as of late Wednesday night. Sources said due to the outage, people trying to reach their doctor because of a medical …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gunfire the night of New Year’s Eve led to an internet outage that impacted Columbus residents for nearly two days. Man fakes blindness before showing gun in Centerburg bank Spectrum customers in the Hilltop, one of Columbus’ largest neighborhoods, faced an internet outage for over 43 hours at the start of …
DALLAS – Businesses in South Dallas say they’re losing revenue every day because of an unresolved phone and internet outage. AT&T services in their neighborhood haven’t been working since Christmas Day, and they believe it points to systemic inequalities that have long plagued this part of Dallas. “We’re a vital part of the community,” said …