Ohio farmers work from Walmart Wi-Fi as a 6-week outage leaves neighbors unable to call 911

Customers of Benton Ridge Telephone Company in Ohio's Henry and Hancock counties told WTVG that their internet, television, and landline phone service vanished without warning. Jackson said the initial communication to customers went little further than acknowledging the problem.

Service has stayed down for as long as six weeks — with full bills still arriving and no restoration date in sight.