Telephone outage silences Bel Pre, Rippling Road neighborhoods

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A power surge knocked out phone service to 2,000 residents of the Bel Pre and Rippling Brook Road neighborhoods of Montgomery County, officials reported.

The outage may last through the weekend, according to a text message sent through Montgomery County’s emergency alert system.

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