February 22, 2024 at 10:56AM
Many U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T reported widespread wireless service disruptions, affecting both incoming and outgoing calls, including 911 service in some areas. Over 73,000 AT&T customers across several states experienced service outages. The cause of the outages is unknown, and various mobile carriers are affected. This is a developing story.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are as follows:
– Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T experienced a nationwide outage on Thursday morning, leading to complaints about the lack of wireless service or interruptions to service.
– Outgoing and incoming calls, including to the 911 emergency service, were impacted in some parts of the country.
– AT&T customers from multiple states reported a lack of service, including issues with making or receiving phone calls, especially to 911.
– Users in some states reported having no mobile service, but some were able to place or receive calls when connected to a WiFi network.
– AT&T acknowledged the outage and is working urgently to restore service, while encouraging the use of Wi-Fi calling in the meantime.
– Other cellular carriers also experienced problems based on user reports, including Verizon, T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, Consumer Cellular, US Cellular, Straight Talk Wireless, and FirstNet.
– The cause of the outages was unclear at the time of publishing, and BleepingComputer was seeking more information from the mobile carriers.
This summary captures the main points and developments from the meeting notes.