After reports of outages in the Berlin area over Memorial Day weekend, a Comcast official said last week that the internet interruptions have been fixed.
Main Street in downtown Berlin is pictured.
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By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer
Comcast issued a statement last week the internet outages reported recently in Berlin have been addressed.
Comcast Beltway Region Public Relations Director Charlie Schoenthaler said the interruptions residents and businesses experienced over Memorial Day weekend were regrettable but have been fixed.
“Comcast service has been fully restored and we apologize for the brief service disruption that impacted some Berlin customers,” the statement read. “Our fiber-rich broadband network has been providing reliable, high-speed internet to the Berlin community for decades and we remain committed to keeping residents and businesses connected to what they need and love.”
Over Memorial Day weekend, many Berlin residents and businesses lost internet service for the majority of Saturday afternoon and evening. Intermittent issues continued into Sunday.
Along these lines, during this week’s council meeting, Utility Director Tim Lawrence said his crew has created a new wireless access point designed directly to help with issued expressed during the Berlin Farmers Market. Vendors have complained in recent weeks about their inability to process electronic payments.