Residents throughout Schuylkill County are experiencing widespread outages affecting cable, internet, and phone services provided by Service Electric.
The outage, which began earlier today, has left many without essential communication services, prompting concerns, especially regarding emergency calls.
Schuylkill County Emergency Management officials are urging residents who need to contact 9-1-1 for emergencies to use their cell phones, as the outage may interfere with landline calls reaching emergency dispatch services. Authorities stress the importance of having an alternative communication method in place until services are restored.
At this time, Service Electric has not provided an estimated restoration date or time. The outage is not only impacting Schuylkill County. Outages are being reported as far as Sunbury, Harrisburg, York, Allentown, and Philadelphia.