Some long distance service was also affected.
911 service in northeast Ohio has been restored.
At about 3 p.m. 911 service was confirmed to be restored in Mentor, Willoughby, Wickliffe and at Central Dispatch.
AT&T crews repaired a broken fiber line in the Cleveland area that caused the widespread issues
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