An AT&T repairman does his job Wednesday evening on Guadalupe Drive.

[Updated 8 p.m. Feb. 6] AT&T personnel began repairs Wednesday evening to restore phone service after an unmarked telephone line was severed by Rancho Murieta Association workers.

RMA General Manager David Stiffler said the phone company was notified Tuesday afternoon after an underground line on Guadalupe Drive near Pera was cut during trenching work for the RMA cable system. An AT&T repairman on the scene at 7 p.m.Wednesday said the repair was expected to take about two hours. Crews cut into the road surface to make the repair.

AT&T estimates for the number of customers affected by the outage ranged from 10 up to 50, while the RMA estimated 20 households lost phone service.