A network failure wiped out phone service at multiple state agencies in Salem, Keizer, Dallas and Woodburn Tuesday.

The failure was due to a CenturyLink internet outage, said Elizabeth Craig, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The state’s new phone system needs internet to operate. The system uses voice over internet protocol technology, or VOIP.

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