Verizon Internet, TV and phone down in portions of Chester County
Verizon FIOS is suffering a major outage near West Chester — definitely in the Pocopson area — affecting hundreds, if not more, homes and businesses, leaving them without Internet, TV service and in many cases landline phone service.
The appears to be some major fiber optical cable break — but company officials declined to comment both on the nature of the outage and when service will...
Dinniman rips PECO over poor communication
State Sen. Andy Dinniman
WEST CHESTER — In the wake of the sudden storm that knocked out power for thousands of Chester County residents, a state senator is taking them to task for failing to communicate with its customers when things go wrong.
State Senator Andy Dinniman said today that PECO officials need to improve the way the energy company communicates with customers in light of the thousands...
Storm knocks out power to thousands, wires down
Sudden, violent storms race across area on Thursday evening
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A series strong storms raced across parts of Chester County Thursday night, leaving downed trees, power lines and blocked roadways in various parts of the county.
As of Friday morning, PECO was reporting some 50,000 locations in the county without power, down from more than 100,000 — and the company expects...
