State police warn about NM phone outage [5:00pm]

Emergency 911 service as well as Internet and long-distance phone service were knocked out in much of west-central New Mexico on Tuesday when the driver of a semitrailer failed to clear an aerial fiber optic cable.

[okso]

I'm curious why the editor noted the numbers of the authorities in Cibola and McKinley Counties as well as the state police. It's not exactly like those who have lost their internet are going to be able to read this or make long distance calls if they need help!

[Taxpayer]

okso wrote:

I'm curious why the editor noted the numbers of the authorities in Cibola and McKinley Counties as well as the state police. It's not exactly like those who have lost their internet are going to be able to read this or make long distance calls if they need help!

Maybe this same story is in the paper version of the DT. Otherwise, you have a point.

[Dumb]

Who thought it would be a good idea to have an aerial fiber optic cable?- Those things are insanely expensive to repair, why isn't it in the ground?