Thurcaston phone disruption follows cable theft at Beaumont Exchange
A cable theft at Beaumont Exchange has disrupted phone calls in Thurcaston, with Openreach repairs expected to continue into next week.
Hundreds of customers in Thurcaston have faced phone disruption since 10 November after cable was stolen from an Openreach exchange, reports Leicester Mercury. Residents and businesses reported being unable to make calls from around lunchtime that day.
Openreach said many customers could still use broadband to call over the internet. The Wheatsheaf Inn missed calls from people seeking tables, though its access returned at around 4.30pm on 11 November.
Engineers are repairing the damage at Beaumont Exchange on Darenth Drive. Openreach said the work to reconnect everyone would continue into the following week, although some customers would be reconnected sooner.
