Spectrum internet and TV services are down across the U.S. [Updated]

Updated March 24, 2020: While issues with Spectrum appear to have persisted throughout most of March 23, everything is back to normal as of March 24. There are still a handful of complaints regarding internet outages, but for the most part, things should be up and running.

With more people staying at home from school and work to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus, our internet infrastructure is being put to the test. More folks than usual are teleworking, doing online classes, or binge-watching Netflix, making now a less than ideal time for the network to go down.

Unfortunately, that's what many Spectrum customers around the U.S. are having to deal with right now.

Reports began flooding Down Detector on March 23 regarding issues with Spectrum's internet and TV services, with the outages spanning various parts of the country. From Los Angeles to Boston and a bunch of places in between, Spectrum customers seem to be having a bad case of the Mondays.

It's unclear when things will clear up, but we'll have our eyes on this and keep you posted.

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