Hourly Update

Cox cable, internet service disrupted

Cox Communications restored internet service to its customers at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release. A damaged fiber-optic cable disrupted cable and internet service to some Cox customers in Tucson Thursday morning, an official said. A line owned by Level Three Communications was cut in Higley, which is southeast of Phoenix, said Michael Dunne, a spokesman for Cox Communications. Cox leases space on the fiber optics cable, Dunne said. Cox technicians were able to devise a temporary solution around the damaged line, which allowed customers to resume internet service, though at slower-than-normal speed, according to the release. Businesses were also affected, Dunne said. Dunne didn't know earlier today how long the outage would last or how many customers were affected.