GTE has been hard at work since, trying to repair lines. Because thedamage occurred under the street, the repair job has been a challenge.GTE crews first had to dig 15 feet to reach the cables. Then they must identify all the severed lines, find their severed connection andsplice the two pieces back together.
By Friday, GTE had rerouted some calls to ring at other phones in thesame building, and other companies were given cellular service.
Approximately 2300 customers were affected by the outage. Among thelargest sites affected are Data General, the Environmental ProtectionAgency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Services.
The cable cut occurred near Alston Avenue and N.C. 54.
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