This story has been updated with new information from Spectrum and the city of Green.
Spectrum internet and phone services for Green residents are down due to an outage.
The outage occurred after a fiber cable was cut early in the morning, Spectrum spokesperson Chris Caporale said via email.
The city’s non-emergency business lines, which were down the morning of June 27, are back up, according to an alert the city sent a resident at 12:24 p.m. The resident then shared the alert with a Beacon Journal reporter.
Emergency lines were not affected by the outage, according to an alert the city sent the resident at 8:43 a.m. June 27.
The Spectrum outage, affecting internet and voice services, began at 5:14 a.m. June 27, according to another alert the company sent the resident.
In an update, the company sent a text message to the resident, received at 11:12 a.m., stating that the expected restoration time is now 3 p.m. June 27.
Patrick Williams covers growth and development for the Akron Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at pwilliams@usatodayco.com or on X @pwilliamsOH. Sign up for the Beacon Journal’s business and consumer newsletter, “What’s The Deal?”
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