No outages have been declared yet, but Suddenlink crews have devised a plan to replace a critical interconnect for San Angelo’s Internet over Arden Rd. near the intersection of FM 2288.
Just after lunch today, an oversized load snagged the utility line over Arden. It was a large truck hauling a giant tank on a trailer (see pictures).
The Suddenlink crew there said that if the stretched cable line snaps, Suddenlink customers throughout San Angelo will be without their Internet. Their plan is to quickly build a second line across the intersection so that service will not be interrupted while the utility poles are straightened. Until the new line is installed, your Internet hangs in the balance.
Suddenlink crews said that the work will take about two hours, and they should be complete with the repairs by 4:30 p.m. today.
Until then, the intersection will have traffic delays as crews work on the utility line.
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And you thought your cable TV and internet bills from Suddenlink were over the top price gouged.... Wait till that trucking company gets their bill from them for this........
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PermalinkThe article seems to suggest that the cable involved is Suddenlink's only connection to the larger network. If so, that is very disturbing news. As much as we all depend on the Internet these days, you would expect a modern ISP to have multiple, redundant routes to the backbone, not a single point that could disable all subscribers at once.
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