"Multiple States Experience 911 Outages Before Service Restoration"
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Widespread 911 outages affected South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, and Texas, with most lines down for one to two hours, prompting officials to advise using non-emergency numbers or texting 911. The cause of the disruption is unknown, but some departments attributed it to a major cellular carrier outage. The FCC is investigating the outages, which occurred during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and have previously been linked to network expansion errors and software glitches.
- 911 services went down in parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada and Texas The Washington Post
- 911 service largely restored after outages were reported in at least 4 states but the cause is unclear CNN
- 911 Outages Reported Wednesday Night in 4 States Before Being Restored Hours Later Yahoo! Voices
- 911 outages updates: Outages strike at least 4 states, but most service restored ABC News
- Widespread 911 Outages Are Reported in Four States The New York Times
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