A major outage on AT&T’s network left thousands of customers across the United States without cell phone service or access to the internet Thursday morning. Minor outages in Verizon and T-Mobile’s cellular networks have also been widely reported.
NBC News report A widespread cell phone service outage affected AT&T customers across the United States on Thursday morning, the company said. The power outage left thousands of people unable to make phone calls, access the internet or contact 911 emergency services.
According to , the issue started around 4 a.m. ET and spiked just before 8 a.m., with more than 71,000 outages reported. down detector. The most affected areas included major cities such as Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Verizon and T-Mobile also faced obstacles, although they were not as severe as AT&T.
AT&T acknowledged in a statement that “some customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning.” “We are working urgently to restore service to them. We recommend using Wi-Fi calling until service is restored.”
The outage temporarily prevented some AT&T customers from contacting 911 emergency services. The San Francisco Fire Department advises the public, “If you are an AT&T customer and cannot reach 911, try calling from your landline. If that is not possible, contact a friend or family member who is a customer of another carrier.” Police departments in Chicago, Virginia and North Carolina have issued similar alerts.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the city is gathering information about the power outages to resolve the issue. “His e-911 in Atlanta can make incoming and outgoing calls. I received a call from an AT&T customer saying his cell phone was in SOS mode,” Dickens said. Ta.
It remains unclear what caused AT&T’s technical problems. As of 10 a.m. ET Thursday morning, AT&T outage reports had dropped to fewer than 15,000, according to Downdetector. The company said its engineers continue to work to restore service throughout the affected area.
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