Verizon cell phone users, along with carriers who use the company’s towers, lost service for nine hours Monday, July 23, after a CenturyLink fiber optic line serving the Sweet Home area was cut.
“A connectivity issue is causing a service interruption in some areas east of Corvallis, Oregon,” said Heidi Flato, a spokeswoman for Verizon, Monday evening in response to queries from The New Era. “Our engineers are aware of this issue and are working…