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A widespread AT&T outage has impacted over 70,000 customers as of 8AM ET, according to <\/a> Most of these issues were centered in Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta. This impacted cellular service and data connections, with many customers noting that they couldn\u2019t even contact 911.<\/p>\n It\u2019s still unclear as to what caused the service interruption, as it\u2019s ongoing. AT&T has issued a <\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>writing that it is \u201cworking urgently to restore service.\u201d The company encourages customers to make use of Wi-Fi calling until the problem is handled.<\/p>\n Thousands of Verizon and T-Mobile customers have also reported outages, but both companies said that those impacted had been trying to contact AT&T numbers. The market has declared this a serious problem, as AT&T shares are down nearly three percent since trading opened this morning.<\/p>\n Cellular interruptions are a regular part of life, but the fact that many impacted customers cannot contact 911 and other emergency services is particularly worrisome. The San Francisco Fire Department has urged city residents to try calling 911 from a landline or to \u201cget ahold of a friend or family member\u201d who has signed up for a different carrier.<\/p>\n We are aware of an issue impacting AT&T wireless customers from making and receiving any phone calls (including to 911). <\/p>\n We are actively engaged and monitoring this.<\/p>\n The San Francisco 911 center is still operational.<\/p>\n If you are an AT&T customer and cannot get through to 911,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TUIEBkqmkI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) February 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens <\/a> could make and receive 911 calls, but that many AT&T customers could not. Dickens has suggested that city residents contact AT&T for service inquiries, and not Atlanta\u2019s emergency services system. The Massachusetts State Police echoed this sentiment, noting that customers had been flooding its 911 center with inquiries about cellular service. \u201cPlease do not do this,\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n This is an ongoing issue and we\u2019ll update this story when the service is restored or when AT&T issues an update on the cause.<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n