MLConnect Planned Broadband Outage – Sept. 22

Some 400 subscribers in McEwen/Houston Co. will be impacted

(Publish Date: September 15, 2025 – McEwen, TN) – On September 22, a planned broadband outage will begin at 8:00 a.m. that will impact some 300 subscribers in the McEwen area north to Houston County. MLConnect crews will be relocating broadband infrastructure to support new residential construction in the area, which will require service to be unavailable for up to eight hours. As work progresses, some subscribers could regain service sooner. Impacted areas will include:

• Wilkie Street, Old Stage Road, Bradley Road, Curtis Chapel Road, Robertson Road, Smith Road, May Road, Dry Hollow Road, Deer Creek Road, Peach Creek Road, White Oak Road, White Oak Ridge Road, Salmon Branch Road and Judy Branch Road.

A full map detailing the planned broadband outage can be found at this link and on MLConnect social media pages.

If service does not return to normal after the scheduled outage time, subscribers should disconnect power to their modem for a few minutes to reset. If this does not fix the issues, subscribers should call their local MLEC office and choose Option 3, then Option 2, for technical assistance.

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