Updated
Updated · Enid News & Eagle · Jun 5
Dobson Fiber Says Enid Internet Should Return Quickly After 11 a.m. Power and Generator Failures
Updated
Updated · Enid News & Eagle · Jun 5

Dobson Fiber Says Enid Internet Should Return Quickly After 11 a.m. Power and Generator Failures

1 articles · Updated · Enid News & Eagle · Jun 5

Summary

  • 11 a.m. Friday, Dobson Fiber said internet service in Enid should be restored “very quickly” after a city service outage.
  • Main power failed at the site housing the company’s service equipment, and the outage lasted long enough for the backup generator to fail as well.
  • Ali Clark, Dobson Fiber’s vice president of marketing, said she did not know how long the site had been without power and that utility power still had not returned by late morning.
  • The disruption appears tied to a single equipment location serving Enid, with restoration dependent on recovering from the dual power failure.

Insights

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