Comments on: Bridge Construction Cuts Phone, Internet Service http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Football Mom http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297676 Football Mom Fri, 01 May 2015 16:50:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297676 Calling 811 is a law. When you call you give them specific info on where you plan to dig. They have 48 hours to notify any utilities in that area the contractor will be digging. Now....it is up to the utility to locate the line and for all of you that seem to know a lot about this, Im sure that you dont need me to tell you sometime they miss locate lines, miss lines period OR just dont locate them at all. It happens..... A LOT. Im sure that the construction, utility, road, landscape crews that break lines are not always the ones at fault. I cant imagine they are digging and say "Hey, there is a big line that I feel like breaking and not only costing my company lots and lots of money but I will potentially be putting my life in danger. Yeah, that would be totally worth it so all these people cant have phone, fiber or whatever else." Not saying it is NEVER the contractors fault, but just bringing perspective to folks who may not understand. Calling 811 is a law. When you call you give them specific info on where you plan to dig. They have 48 hours to notify any utilities in that area the contractor will be digging. Now….it is up to the utility to locate the line and for all of you that seem to know a lot about this, Im sure that you dont need me to tell you sometime they miss locate lines, miss lines period OR just dont locate them at all.

It happens….. A LOT.

Im sure that the construction, utility, road, landscape crews that break lines are not always the ones at fault. I cant imagine they are digging and say “Hey, there is a big line that I feel like breaking and not only costing my company lots and lots of money but I will potentially be putting my life in danger. Yeah, that would be totally worth it so all these people cant have phone, fiber or whatever else.”

Not saying it is NEVER the contractors fault, but just bringing perspective to folks who may not understand.

]]> By: Marilynn http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297667 Marilynn Fri, 01 May 2015 12:53:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297667 They did the same thing at my house while putting in a water line for the new Poarch "warehouse" on Nokomis Rd, my phone and internet was off 2 days and they had not been notified about them cutting it , I had to call it in and have Frontier come find the problem They did the same thing at my house while putting in a water line for the new Poarch “warehouse” on Nokomis Rd, my phone and internet was off 2 days and they had not been notified about them cutting it , I had to call it in and have Frontier come find the problem

]]> By: Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297662 Jane Fri, 01 May 2015 08:48:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297662 Very strange. My phone worked, the internet was down. But my cell phone, which is AT&T, said emergency calls only....Hmmm..... Very strange. My phone worked, the internet was down. But my cell phone, which is AT&T, said emergency calls only….Hmmm…..

]]> By: no service http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297647 no service Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:32:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297647 Somebody needs to let Frontier Customer No Service know .when I called they said I was the only one to complain . Somebody needs to let Frontier Customer No Service know .when I called they said I was the only one to complain .

]]> By: Sam http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297645 Sam Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:55:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297645 Wonder why frontier doesnt have a loop or ring to reroute calls? Wonder why frontier doesnt have a loop or ring to reroute calls?

]]> By: SHO-NUFF http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297644 SHO-NUFF Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:32:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297644 Underground utilities are supposed to be located before any excavation work is done. Its standard operating procedure in the construction industry. A fiber optic splice is expensive. Good thing it was not a Natural Gas line instead. Call 811 for a locate next time. Underground utilities are supposed to be located before any excavation work is done. Its standard operating procedure in the construction industry. A fiber optic splice is expensive.
Good thing it was not a Natural Gas line instead. Call 811 for a locate next time.

]]> By: Puddin http://www.northescambia.com/2015/04/bridge-construction-cuts-phone-internet-service/comment-page-1#comment-297636 Puddin Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:09:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=214560#comment-297636 They did the same thing on the 97a bridge. Wish they would be just a bot more careful. But the bridge came out GREAT! :-D They did the same thing on the 97a bridge. Wish they would be just a bot more careful. But the bridge came out GREAT! :-D

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