UPDATE: 3:49 p.m.
Peoria, Ill — Comcast is confirming earlier reports of a wide-spread internet outage in the region.
According to the publication “Block Club Chicago”, many Comcast Xfinity customers experienced outages across Illinois and several other states through the early part of the day Tuesday.
Initial reports of the mass outage began coming in around 7:30 a.m.
A statement from a Comcast spokesperson suggests it may have been a routine outage.
“Earlier, some customers experienced intermittent service disruptions as a result of a network issue. We have addressed the issue and service is now restoring for impacted customers, as we continue to investigate the root cause. We apologize to those who were affected.”
ORIGINAL STORY:
CHICAGO — There are reports of wide-spread outages in service for Comcast/Xfinity customers.
According to Block Club Chicago, Comcast customers are experiencing service outages across Illinois and around the U.S.
A mass outage began shortly before 7:30 a.m. Central time on Tuesday.
Comcast has not released a statement at this time.
This story will be updated when information is available.
