Colchester Council's phone lines were unavailable due to a power outage.
The authority announced on Twitter residents will be unable to contact via phone this morning due to the problem.
A spokesman said: "Due to a power outage our telephone lines are currently unavailable.
"We are working hard to fix them and apologise for any inconvenience."
The problem has now been fixed.
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