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BRIEF: Manchester, Hartland and Freeborn lose landline phone service [Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. :: ]
[May 16, 2014]

BRIEF: Manchester, Hartland and Freeborn lose landline phone service [Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. :: ]


(Albert Lea Tribune (MN) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 16--Three communities in Freeborn County are without access to landline phone services -- including 911 services -- after a fiber cable was reportedly severed outside of Freeborn.

The cut is not affecting cell phone services.

The Freeborn County Sheriff's Office stated it received a call at 3:20 p.m. from Manchester-Hartland Telephone Co. about the situation.

It is affecting Manchester, Hartland and Freeborn.




Service is expected to be down for about six hours.


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