CenturyLink tower repaired in Collier County

NAPLES, Fla. A CenturyLink tower was repaired Thursday afternoon following an outage that affected 400 customers, the company said.

The outage affected homes and businesses with land lines on the south side of Immokalee Road from Collier Boulevard to Randall Boulevard, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. Cell phone service was also affected.

Verizon Wireless customers did not experience difficulty as the company is programmed to a different cell tower, deputies said.

Customers were advised to text 911 in the case of an emergency or contact the sheriff’s office through an internet phone service.