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Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines
Two people have been charged with cutting fiber optic lines which resulted in more than 40,000 customers with lost internet, TV, and phone service in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, March 24 around 7:15 a.m. Norwalk officers responded to a report of damage to Optimum cable lines on Broad Street. Optimum personnel on the scene reported over 2000 fiber optic lines had been cut and as a result, over 40,000 customers had lost service, said Norwalk Deputy Police Chief Terrence Blake. The outages were mainly in Norwalk and New Canaan. Earlier repo…
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New Update: Suspected Vandalism Causes Internet Outage For Thousands In Fairfield County
This story has been updated. Approximately 8,000 Optimum customers were left without internet because of "extensive damage" likely caused by a vandal, the company said. The company announced that some Fairfield County customers were without internet on Friday, March 24 due to a fiber cut by suspected vandalism. Service was estimated to be interrupted into Saturday, March 25, the company said. Optimum teams restored power to 99% of customers by around 8 p.m. on Friday, March 24, according to company spokesperson Janet Meahan. "We thank our crews for their hard work repairing th…
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Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say
A man who allegedly fled from police with help from a local cable contractor is now facing criminal charges in New York. Long Island resident Borndivine Intelligence Jackson, age 26, of Bellport, was formally indicted on weapons charges Friday, Oct. 28, in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors said Jackson ran from Suffolk County Police officers in June 2022 during a search for a suspect in an unrelated shooting investigation in Shirley. During the search, police encountered Jackson in a deli parking lot on Neighborhood Road. At the time, he was in possession of a loaded gun, police said. Upo…
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Isaias: Optimum Customers Will Get Credit For Lost Internet Service Following Storm
Optimum customers who lost internet service due to Tropical Storm Isaias will receive a credit, the company announced. "Tropical Storm Isaias was one of the most powerful storms to strike the Northeast in years and our crews have been working around the clock to repair damage and restore your service as power returns," the company said in a statement. "We appreciate your patience and will be providing a credit for the time that your Optimum service was not available when power was restored. "There is no need to request this credit, we will simply apply it to your account in the next s…
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