Several phone service providers, including AT&T, were down for many users across the United States early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks telecommunication and internet disruptions.
The outage, which affected users in cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles and Dallas, was first reported around 3:30 a.m. Eastern time, and were still being widely reported three hours later.
AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company said on its website that there were also wireless outages in San Diego, Richmond and Milwaukee, with the initial cause listed as “maintenance activity.”
Outages on a smaller scale were reported by some users of Verizon, Cricket Wireless and FirstNet.
This is a developing story.
Source: nytimes.com