541 lines without service; fix could take till Thursday

CHAMPAIGN – Several hundred Champaign telephone users have faced a loss in service since about Thursday, according to a repair specialist at AT&T.

The specialist, who was not allowed to provide his full name, said on Saturday that 541 lines in Champaign were down because of a "cable failure in the area."

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