CenturyLink failing to answer call of excavators
The road construction season is off to a painfully slow start for excavators who say they’ve been left waiting for one utility, CenturyLink…read more.
Telecom
Ontario commits $71M to expand broadband service in eastern Ontario
ROSENEATH — Provincial funding of $71 million is being seen a giant step toward improving mobile broadband and curing cellular dead zones across eastern Ontario…read more.
Telecom companies would need to report outages under proposed law
Telephone companies would need to alert state emergency officials of outages that prevent users from calling 911 or receiving emergency alerts under a new bill proposed by state Sen. Mike McGuire…read more.
All Jasper County 911 calls re-routed to Joplin 911 call center due to fiber optic cable cut
“Wide spread outage with AT&T has affected JASCO’s 9-1-1 and non-emergency phone lines. All lines have been re-routes to Joplin and we have moved personnel to their facility until AT&T resolves this outage issue.”…read more.
Internet, Phone Outage Impacts Frontier Customers
A fiber optic line was cut in Idaho according to a sign posted in the Libby office of Frontier Communications, The outage may prevent customers from calling or receiving calls from phone numbers outside of the 293 and 295 areas…read more.
CGA White Paper Offers Recommendations for Improved Excavator Training, Outreach
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the leading national authority on protecting underground utility infrastructure from excavation-related damages and near-miss events, announced the release of a new white paper that offers a blueprint for all stakeholders to increase the effectiveness of their outreach to professional excavators about preventing damage to underground utilities…read more.