DALLAS — A stray bullet disrupted internet service for thousands of North Texas customers Friday, cutting off access across multiple cities.

Spectrum, the provider affected, did not release exact numbers, but outage-tracking website DownDetector reported nearly 25,000 users in North and Central Texas experienced service interruptions. By 4 p.m., most customers had regained connectivity.

Dallas bore the brunt of the outage, with significant disruptions also reported in Irving, Plano, Arlington, Austin, and San Antonio. According to a Spectrum spokesperson, a stray bullet struck a fiber optic cable in the Dallas area, triggering the widespread service disruption.

“Our teams acted quickly to repair the damage and restore service,” the company said in a statement. “We apologize for the in

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