Widespread Comcast outage in Pikes Peak Area caused by vandalism

Comcast: Widespread internet outage deliberately caused

Comcast has adjusted the time that service is expected to be fixed, to 7:30 p.m. (COLORADO SPRINGS) - A widespread internet outage affecting hundreds of thousands of people, from Chipita Park to Fountain, was due to an overnight act of vandalism, according to Comcast workers. Security footage from a local business, Status Symbol Auto Body, shows a person severing fiber network cables around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, behind the shop. The pers…

Widespread Comcast outage in Pikes Peak Area caused by vandalism

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A spokesperson with Comcast confirmed with KRDO that the regional widespread outage was caused by vandalism. According to Comcast, someone cut an underground fiber line west of Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. Roughly 20,000 residents and businesses were impacted by the outage, including Manitou Springs School District 14 which had