A widespread Spectrum outage left large parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including Nags Head and Ocracoke Island, without internet on Wednesday morning, with the company's outage map showing restoration was not expected until around 10 a.m. local time.
Residents and holidaymakers along the barrier islands woke up to a near total loss of connectivity that stretched across the northern beaches of Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk, and further south to Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island. Local outlet Island reported that Spectrum customers across these communities were reporting major problems staying online, a headache in any coastal town but especially in one that leans heavily on remote work and tourism.
