A contractor installing highway traffic surveillance cameras alon...
A contractor installing highway traffic surveillance cameras along a freeway just outside of Clinton, Conn., severed 3 SBC copper cables, knocking out phone service to about 2,000 customers. The Thurs. mishap also severed a cable in the city’s public…
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safety trunked radio system, forcing emergency services to activate backup systems and bring in a temporary mobile radio tower. Local officials advised affected persons to use cellphones, payphones or find a neighbor with a working phone to call 911 in the event of an emergency. Most service was restored by Fri. afternoon, but full restoration was expected to take until Sat. It’s not known whether the contractor used the one- call facility locator service before breaking ground.