Updated
Updated · WOWT · Jul 15
CenturyLink Outage Enters 2nd Week in West Omaha, Disrupting Homes for Nearly 9 Days
Updated
Updated · WOWT · Jul 15

CenturyLink Outage Enters 2nd Week in West Omaha, Disrupting Homes for Nearly 9 Days

1 articles · Updated · WOWT · Jul 15

Summary

  • Nearly 9 days without CenturyLink service have left a West Omaha neighborhood still offline, pushing the outage into a second week.
  • Residents say the disruption has knocked out Ring doorbells, security systems, TVs, phones and outdoor watering controls, extending the impact well beyond home internet.
  • Work and daily routines have been strained as some customers rely on slow cell phone hotspots for emails, while others say promised restoration times kept changing and repeatedly passed.
  • Security worries have grown because connected cameras are down even though doorbells still ring, and residents say the lack of a reliable repair timeline has become the biggest frustration.
  • AT&T, which residents say now operates CenturyLink despite bills still showing the CenturyLink name, had not responded to outage questions by the time of the report.

Insights

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