AT&T – TheNewsay https://thenewsay.com Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:37:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/thenewsay.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-TheNewSay-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 AT&T – TheNewsay https://thenewsay.com 32 32 230920947 US News: Cellphone Network Back Online After Widespread Outage – 10 Key Updates https://thenewsay.com/cellphone-network-restored-after-a-widespread-outage/ https://thenewsay.com/cellphone-network-restored-after-a-widespread-outage/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:34:17 +0000 https://thenewsay.com/?p=5111 Cellphone Network Restored After a Widespread Outage: A widespread cellphone outage in the US that affected a large number of users has been resolved. Various telecom providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, faced service issues, causing disruptions for hundreds of thousands of wireless subscribers.

Cellphone Network Restored After a Widespread Outage: 10 Keys

However, AT&T has confirmed that its wireless network is back up and running after a few hours of interruption. The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security are currently investigating the incident.

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Cellphone Network Restored After a Widespread Outage
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As per the Cellphone Network Restored After a Widespread Outage – Here are 10 updates on the recent US cellular outage:

  • The outage began on Thursday around 3:30 a.m. ET (2 PM IST), with approximately 73,000 reported incidents.
  • AT&T, the largest US telecom with over 240 million subscribers, experienced more than 58,000 outages in cities like Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago.
  • The New York Police Department stated that they couldn’t make calls or use emails on AT&T phones Thursday morning unless connected to Wi-Fi.
  • San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management assured that its 911 center remained operational, but many AT&T customers couldn’t reach the emergency line due to the outage.
  • By 5 pm ET (3:30 am IST), reports of issues decreased to about 1,200.
  • Users of other carriers, including Verizon and T-Mobile, reported problems, but these companies confirmed their networks were functioning normally, attributing the issues to connecting with AT&T users.
  • Some iPhone users witnessed SOS messages in the status bar, indicating difficulty connecting to their cellular provider’s network. Emergency calls, however, could still be made through other carrier networks.
  • A flawed software update was identified as the cause of the problem, according to an ABC News report.
  • The Federal Communications Commission reached out to AT&T regarding the outage, while the Department of Homeland Security and FBI are also investigating. There is no evidence suggesting a cyberattack or malicious activity.
  • The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is collaborating with AT&T to understand the cause of the outage and its impacts.

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