Burned cables down Verizon phones in Ridge
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About 450 Verizon landline phone customers reported loss of service in the wake of a sparking wire Monday morning on a utility pole at Whiskey and Randall roads in Ridge, said a Verizon spokesman.
"Three of our cables were burned through, and will need to be replaced," said John Bonomo, director of media relations for Verizon.
More customers are likely to have been affected but have...
