Service came back up around noon . Severed telecommunications lines disrupted Internet service in Northwest . The outages were caused by a power outage at the company's main fiber optic cable that connects its data centers to customers around the world. Seventy flights canceled , some 6,000 passengers affected ; More delays likely .
Severed telecommunications lines disrupted Internet service in Northwest . The outages were caused by a power outage at the company's main fiber optic cable that connects its data centers to customers around the world. Seventy flights canceled , some 6,000 passengers affected ; More delays likely .