Spectrum Outage Hits Greater Akron Since 5 a.m., With Service Eyed by 5 p.m.
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Updated · cleveland.com · May 12
Spectrum Outage Hits Greater Akron Since 5 a.m., With Service Eyed by 5 p.m.
4 articles · Updated · cleveland.com · May 12
Greater Akron customers lost Spectrum internet and phone service starting around 5 a.m. Tuesday, with the company alerting users that restoration is expected by 5 p.m.
Spectrum has not reported a cause for the outage and is directing customers to the My Spectrum App for updates and to check modem connections.
The Akron Zoo said the disruption is affecting its operations but that it will stay open Tuesday, asking visitors to buy tickets online in advance and bring cash.
Is Akron's data center boom straining the digital infrastructure that led to this massive outage?
After this city-wide failure, should internet access be treated as a public utility instead of a private service?
When a single damaged cable can paralyze an entire city, how resilient is our essential digital infrastructure?