Posted on August 29, 2012
On Monday (August 27), communications throughout the Tri-County region were compromised when around noon a fiber line was cut affecting AT&T phone and Internet service in Alpine, Marfa, Van Horn, Fort Stockton, Presidio, Terlingua, Fort Davis, Marathon, and other cities. The line was cut some 30 miles from Odessa by a third-party operator, but it affected all the communities that connect to the AT&T network via Monahans.
The effects in the Tri-County were immediate. Emergency officials in Marfa came to the radio station to let people know that 911 was not operational. If locals had an emergency, they were asked to go to the EMS/Fire Department or to the Sheriff/Jail. Prescriptions at the local clinic couldn?t be called into the pharmacy. School officials couldn?t contact parents to deal with a sick student on the first day of school. Wire transfers could not be made at the local bank.
Service was restored during the 5 o?clock hour.
This entry was posted in KRTS News. Bookmark the permalink.Source: http://marfapublicradio.org/blog/2012/08/29/communication-snafu-in-big-bend-on-monday/
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