• FCC Investigating AT&T's 911 Outage [telecom]

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 2 12:41:10 2023
    The Federal Communications Commission is investigating an alarming 911
    outage that affected AT&T Wireless customers nationwide Wednesday.
    Police departments in various cities reported the outage, with customers
    unable to dial 911 from their cellphones. Police took to social media to
    offer alternative, non-emergency phone numbers in case of emergency,
    though that meant dispatchers were unable to see callers’ locations.
    Although the issue was resolved late Wednesday, it was unclear what
    caused the widespread outage. Ajit Pai, the chairman of the FCC,
    announced an investigation into the incident on Twitter. “The FCC will investigate the root cause of the outage and its impact,” he wrote.

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/09/fcc-to-investigate-at-t-911-outage

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