{"id":171242,"date":"2025-09-26T21:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171242\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T21:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:25:07","slug":"dallas-internet-outage-caused-by-a-stray-bullet-spectrum-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171242\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas internet outage caused by a stray bullet, Spectrum reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A stray bullet caused a massive internet outage Friday across North Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear how many customers were affected. Outage tracking site <a href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/spectrum\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/spectrum\/\">DownDetector<\/a> said nearly 25,000 customers reported losing Spectrum internet service Friday afternoon in North and Central Texas. By 4 p.m., service was largely restored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In addition to Dallas, the hardest-hit cities included Irving, Plano, Arlington, Austin and San Antonio, according to DownDetector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The outage was caused by a stray bullet that damaged a fiber optic cable, a Spectrum spokesperson told The Dallas Morning News. The company did not provide the location of the damaged cable.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cOur teams worked quickly to make the necessary repairs and get customers back online,\u201d Spectrum said in a statement. \u201cWe apologize for the inconvenience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Spectrum is one of the nation\u2019s largest internet providers with more than 31 million customers in 41 states across the country.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spectrum Customers, we are aware of an interruption of services in parts of Central and North Texas. We are working to restore services as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ask Spectrum (@Ask_Spectrum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ask_Spectrum\/status\/1971651914283851975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A stray bullet caused a massive internet outage Friday across North Texas. 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