Verizon said Friday it could take up to two weeks to restore service to some customers after high winds, heavy flooding and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy disrupted its network. Some customers without service are expected to have it restored within a few days, but it may take much longer to bring back service in some of the hardest-hit areas due to power outages.
The company said its progress restoring service was being slowed by downed power lines, trees and debris, closed roads, flooding and “several feet of snow” in some areas affected by the storm.
Without power in some areas of the Northeast, particularly New York and New Jersey, Verizon has been using generators to deliver Internet access and voice and data service. But the availability of fuel to keep those generators running remained a concern, the company said.
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