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Storm Damage Disrupts Verizon Service Wednesday

Downed power lines and overheated equipment at the Verizon's central office in Hatboro caused customers throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties to lose voice and Internet service for most of Wednesday.

Verizon's private and business FiOS customers felt the effects of Tuesday night's wicked storm well into Wednesday afternoon, with many spending most of the day without phone and Internet service. 

Verizon Media Relations Manager Lee Gierczynski said everything should be back to normal by 6 p.m. 

Gierczynski said the trouble started Tuesday night when a tree toppled over power lines outside the company's Hatboro office on Moreland Ave. A back-up generator immediately kicked in and maintained operations until it shut down at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning and disrupted service for customers throughout Bucks, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"911-system-experiancing-problems-across-bucks-county"} --> and 

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