Spectrum spokesman says service has been restored to NW Rochester – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – An unknown number of Rochester Spectrum customers experienced internet outages Friday that lasted until about 10 p.m.

Charter/Spectrum spokesman Chris Caporale said that fiber cables were damaged by vandalism in the early 10th. January.

Caporale did not answer questions about the number of customers affected, the nature of the vandalism or the exact location of the outage.

“The outage is contained to some customers in northwest Rochester … this was not a widespread outage affecting the entire Rochester viewing area,” he wrote in an email.

According to Rochester police, Spectrum made a property damage report near 3300 Broadway Ave. N about 11 a.m. The Internet company reported that a fiber optic line was cut overnight.

Caporale said service had been restored around 6 p.m. 16:20. He said he was “unable to disclose the number of affected customers.”