(Editor’s note: This report has been updated to say that internet service has been restored at DMV offices, and those offices will reopen Wednesday as scheduled.)
ROCKY MOUNT — An internet outage interrupted service at numerous driver’s license offices and license plate agencies on Tuesday, including some in the Fayetteville area, according to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles.
The disruption affected parts of central and eastern North Carolina, according to a news release. Service was restored Tuesday evening, DMV said in a news release.
Lumen Technologies, a local telephone service provider, reported the outage about 9:15 a.m. after an apparent fiber cut between Raleigh and Benson, the release said.
The outage affected 30 driver license offices and license plate agencies in parts of the Fayetteville area, the Triangle, the Sandhills, Rural Piedmont and Southern Coastal Plain.
DMV reached out to customers to reschedule appointments. The DMV Customer Call Center in Bladen County was also affected, the release said.
DMV said many driver services, such as license and vehicle registration renewals, vehicle tax payments, and address changes, can be completed online. Go to the DMV website at MyNCDMV.gov.
