AT&T wireless services are down across America

Millions of AT&T customers across the US are unable to make or receive calls, send texts, or access the internet because of a major outage that occurred this morning.

Customers of cellular services nationwide, including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, have reported to Downdetector and social media that their phone service is down.

According to tracking site Downdetector, outages were first reported around 3:30 a.m. ET. Customers attempting to place a call are greeted with an error message saying “Cellular network not available.”

Amid the confusion, some news outlets falsely reported similar outages at other carriers. But Verizon and T-Mobile both said their networks were operating normally and that most customer complaints pertained to trying to reach friends and family on AT&T, who were affected by the ordeal.

“We are aware of an outage currently impacting our mobility users and are working to resolve it ASAP,” AT&T wrote in a banner notification on its support forum.

AT&T had more than 60,000 outages this morning, in locations including Houston, Atlanta and Chicago, the Associated Press reported.

Cricket Wireless and Boost Mobile also reported outages.

The biggest concern is of course 911 emergency services. If you have text access, 10 states, including Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South Dakota do allow citizens to text 911 in an emergency.

CNN senior national security analyst Juliette Kayyem speculated that the likely cause could be solar activity rather than anything nefarious.
Though no official reason has been given for the outages, or when service should be restored.