You weren't the only one trying to log onto the internet or make a phone call without success on Tuesday afternoon. Outages affecting Frontier Communications, Spectrum, and U.S. Cellular started about 1:30 p.m. and were not restored until the evening.  As a result, some businesses could not accept credit or debit card payments while others struggled to conduct business simply. The outage was reportedly due to a landscaping company accidentally severed a fiber line while mowing, affecting Spectrum and other entities that rely on it. Frontier, U.S. Cellular and Spectrum were able to restore services shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday.  

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You weren't the only one trying to log onto the internet or make a phone call without success on Tuesday afternoon. Outages affecting Frontier Communications, Spectrum, and U.S. Cellular started to occur at approximately 1:30 p.m. As a result, some businesses could not accept credit or debit card payments while others struggled to simply conduct business. No cause for the outage has been determined. While Frontier and Spectrum have said they will be able to restore service between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., no such window has been shared for U.S. Cellular customers.