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Spectrum Outage Reported In LA, OC, Riverside Counties

Spectrum Internet customers are reporting widespread outages in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties.

Spectrum Internet customers are reporting widespread outages in LA, Orange and Riverside counties.
Spectrum Internet customers are reporting widespread outages in LA, Orange and Riverside counties. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

VENICE, CA — Spectrum Internet customers in parts of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties are reporting widespread outages.

People started sharing about the outage on social media at 6:40 p.m.

Spectrum confirmed the internet outage affecting thousands of customers on the West and East coasts, plus parts of the South.

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"Spectrum is investigating thousands of customers' reports of a widespread internet outage in parts of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties," the company says. "Our engineers are working to get this corrected for you as quickly as possible. We don't have an estimated restoration time."

There have been scattered reports of service being restored in some communities, but service is still out for many others.

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Calls to Spectrum's information number are deferred with a message that they are too overwhelmed to answer at this time.

This is a developing story. Check back with Patch for more information.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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