By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stops at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth airports on Friday afternoon after a communication issue delayed more than 300 flights.

The FAA said it was slowing traffic due to a reported local telephone company equipment issue that does not involve FAA equipment. “The FAA is working with the telephone company to determine the cause,” the agency said.

The issues are expected to persist for several more hours.

The FAA has faced numerous communications issues this year.

On Thursday, the FAA slowed flights into Denver International Airport because automation issues between an approach control tower and Denver air traffic control were requiring manual handoff procedures for flights causing delay

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