ASHEVILLE — Buncombe County is experiencing a widespread Spectrum internet outage that is affecting access to county phones and services, according to a news release from Buncombe County sent Aug. 4.
The outage was caused by a large-scale fiber cut, according to Buncombe County.
The outage was reported at 2:30 a.m. and has impacted county phones and services. Emergency 911 communications are not affected.
Repairs were underway Tuesday morning. The county directed questions about the timeline for repairs to Spectrum.
This story will be updated.
Kara Fohner is the Public Safety Reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times. Email her at kfohner@usatodayco.com
or call her at (980) 241-8671.
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