CenturyLink says copper theft led to southeast Denver phone outages

Some residents and businesses in southeast Denver were without landline phone service for more than a week, leaving many frustrated by what they described as a lack of communication from service provider CenturyLink.

CBS Colorado reached out to CenturyLink and a company representative said the outage was the result of being targeted by copper thieves.

Phone service was restored Friday morning at Bonnie Brae Flowers, a longtime flower shop on Evans Avenue. Owner Bell Mendenhall said the business was without landline service for more than 10 days…

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