Large parts of Hatteras Island were without cell, internet and cable TV service from mid-morning till mid-afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 27 after a damaged cable triggered the outage.
Several sources on Hatteras told the Voice of a strange feeling of isolation with services down, communication restricted and emergency radios pressed into action. Dare County Commissioner Danny Couch, who represents Hatteras, said “everything was out from 10:30 to about 2:30. Someone cut a fiber optic cable all the way up in Rodanthe, so other than a few houses in Mirlo Beach, there was nothing all down the island.”
The Voice was unable to get a comment from a Charter spokesperson by deadline. But Courtney Morton, a senior communications manager for CenturyLink, emailed a statement saying, that, “On February 27, some customers on Hatteras Island experienced service disruptions due to a third-party fiber cut. All services are restored. At CenturyLink, we are committed to providing reliable services. We apologize for the impact to our customers.”
So what was the big deal? Many of us did not even know service was out for a bit. And why would someone feel isolated just because they have no phone service?
Buddy,you need to take a “happy pill” to “maybe” improve your attitude…
I’m good, just don’t understand the panic people get in when there is no service. Why it would be such a big deal.