Charter Spectrum Outage Hits L.A.

By Daniel Frankel
( NextTV )
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Charter Spectrum subscribers in Los Angeles did without internet, TV and landline service for over 15 hours Sunday

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(Image credit: Spectrum)

Charter Communications has restored Spectrum landline services to much of the Los Angeles area after a fire damaged the company's fiber-optic cables and left local subscribers without internet from about 9 a.m. Sunday to after midnight Monday. 

"Our network sustained extensive damage caused by an intense fire earlier today. Our technicians are working to restore service as soon as possible," read a message we received at 7:38 p.m., over 10 hours after the blackout began. 

Charter said a fire under a freeway overpass in South Los Angeles was at the root of the problem. The outage blacked out service for Charter subscribers in South Los Angeles, but also customers in southeast Los Angeles, Ladera Heights, Hyde Park and Mid-City.

Charter is the largest supplier of high-speed internet in Los Angeles. 

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!