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Poor Optimum Phone Service on Westside Raise Safety Concerns

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewod NJ, concerns have been raised over poor Optimum phone and internet ‘service’ with frequent outages in the area from North Monroe to Heights Road . Many neighbors have the same issues, and nothing is being done. This appears to be limited to a particular ”node”. We are not sure how many subscribers are on each ‘node” whether its 100 or 1000 .

While many including this blog have become very dependent on the internet to function , the real issue is if you can not call 911,  Police, Fire Department or an ambulance .Most people have a cell phones, but many older residents do not so if someone falls on the floor, and is incapacitated bad service could delay help and perhaps lead to a tragedy.
If you are in the area calling the Optimum ,Retention Department when they open up at 9am. 877-936-4778 might help.

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Downed Line Leads to Massive Internet and Cable Outage

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ, Pascack the Road between Soldier Hill Road and Linwood Ave was closed Sunday morning due to wires down in roadway. The downed wires lead to a major internet and cable TV outage in parts of Washington Twp and Paramus ,which started very early Sunday morning and ended Sunday Lunch time . Internet connectivity was lost at 1:44 am and was recovered and 12 pm the following day . The Ridgewood lost connectivity with the Administrator for 11 hours. Paramus Police closed off the road way and set up detours .

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Ridgewood Yankee Fans Rejoice

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October 2,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Yankees fans in Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, including Ridgewood , rejoice. Optimum customers will be able to watch the AL wild-card game against the Twins on Tuesday, as Altice USA, which owns the cable provider, and Disney have reached a new deal. An agreement was made by the initial deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday.The two companies were renegotiating their contract and deadlocked over how much Altice USA would Optimum pay to re-transmit Walt Disney Company channels.Disney owns ESPN, which will air the Yankees vs. Twins one-game playoff on Tuesday evening, as well as multiple ABC channels.

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Tree Limb Falls igniting a brush fire, snapping a utility pole and causing power outages

Tree Limb Falls igniting a brush fire, snapping a utility pole and causing power outages

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June 22,2016

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Washington Twp, A large limb fell from a tree located near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Van Emburgh Avenue in Washington Township on Wednesday afternoon, 06/22, igniting a significant brush fire, snapping a utility pole, knocking out electric, cable and telephone service to several homes, and closing a portion of Washington Avenue for an extended period. Washington Township PD, FD, and EMS units responded to the incident. Traffic control assistance related to the road closure was provided by HoHoKus PD units. PSE&G and Cablevision crews were also observed working in the area.

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Netherlands-based Altice to buy Cablevision for $17.7B for U.S. expansion

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By Amy R. Connolly   |   Sept. 17, 2015 at 10:47 AM

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) — European telecom company Altice Group has agreed to buy New York-based Cablevision in a deal valued at $17.7 billion including debt.

Altice, controlled by French cable entrepreneur Patrick Drahi, will pay about $10 billion in cash, or $34.90 a share, for the Bethpage, N.Y.-based Cablevision, the leading cable operator in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal creates the fourth largest cable operator in the United States.

The acquisition also includes Newsday Media Group, publisher of Newsday and amNewYork.

https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2015/09/17/Netherlands-based-Altice-to-buy-Cablevision-for-177B-for-US-expansion/4341442495888/

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Internet outage enters it’s 4th hour. Western civilization ends as we know it. Story at 11 (as long as you don’t have cable), just kidding

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Internet outage enters it’s 4th hour. Western civilization ends as we know it. Story at 11 (as long as you don’t have cable), just kidding 

September 17th 2014
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood Nj, CableVision experiences regional outages since early Wednesday morning  reason currently unclear .  TV , internet and phone services were lost most of the morning .

Cable TV was restored some time near 11am while internet service a bit later . As of this writing spotty outages are still being reported . Outages have been reported in Washington Township  as well as many areas throughout Ridgewood . Phone lines report high volume  calls to CableVision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation’s leading media and telecommunications companies, delivering its Optimum-branded television, Internet, and voice offerings throughout the New York area. Cablevision’s local media properties include News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and Newsday Media Group.