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Texas Fiber Optic Outage Hits 25,000 After Stray Bullet

10/7/2025

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A Texas outage affected nearly 25,000 people after a stray bullet hit a fiber optic line, Spectrum reports.
Cities including Dallas, Irving, Plano, Arlington, Austin, and San Antonio were affected.
The line was strung on telephone poles, not buried, increasing exposure.
Past incidents include a 2018 Oakland outage affecting 30,000 Comcast customers and a 2011 Vineland, New Jersey Fios disruption.

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Story summary

A Texas outage affected nearly 25,000 people after a stray bullet hit a fiber optic line, Spectrum reports.
Cities including Dallas, Irving, Plano, Arlington, Austin, and San Antonio were affected.
The line was strung on telephone poles, not buried, increasing exposure.
Past incidents include a 2018 Oakland outage affecting 30,000 Comcast customers and a 2011 Vineland, New Jersey Fios disruption.