Spectrum internet outage in Dallas caused by stray bullet, spokesperson says

The Brief

  • Thousands of North Texas Spectrum users lost service on Friday afternoon.
  • A Spectrum spokesperson tells FOX 4 the outage was caused by a stray bullet damaging a fiber optic cable.
  • Service was restored by Friday afternoon.

DALLAS Several Spectrum internet users in North Texas were knocked offline on Friday.

Spectrum Outage Texas

What we know:

According to the website DownDetector, thousands of people in DallasFort Worth trying to use Charter’s Spectrum internet began reporting issues around 1 p.m.

The service was nearly entirely restored by 4 p.m.

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