Hungry rodents chew through Verizon fiber-optic cable, causing phone, TV outages
Jan. 6, 2011- Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro, left, greets Verizon Communications Inc., chairman and CEOIvan Seidenberg, right, and president and COO Lowell McAdam during the Consumer Electronics Show, in …
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Posted: 11/20/2012
EATONVILLE, Fla. - A pack of rodents chewed through a fiber-optic line in Eatonville, cutting off phone access to customers across the Tampa Bay area just after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, according to officials at Verizon.
The company says business and home phones, along with cell phones and even cable were affected.
Crews replaced the chewed-up wire, and many customers had service restored by around 9:00 p.m.
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