Network outage affecting thousands across Savannah area

Above video: Your Monday headlinesA widespread network outage affected thousands of people across portions of Savannah, Coastal Georgia and South Carolina.Thousands were without phone and internet services across the area, which seems to stem from a Verizon network disruption. The network disruption appeared to have started just before 11 a.m. Monday, according to downdetector.com, lasting well into the afternoon hours.“A third party vendor has experienced two fiber cuts, which has caused a disruption in service for some customers in the Savannah area,” a Verizon spokesperson said. “Our engineers are engaged and working with our vendor to quickly restore service.” In a statement to WJCL, Hargray said, “A portion of our Hargray customers are currently experiencing slow internet or internet outages due to fiber damage caused by a third-party. Technicians are working diligently to get services restored as quickly and safely as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate the patience of our customers while we perform the work to repair damaged fiber. We are providing updates on our Hargray Facebook page as information becomes available.”Many of the outages were restored by Monday evening.

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