Update, 7:50 p.m. ET: AT&T said the issue has now been resolved, telling Gizmodo in an email that they are “working with other carriers to find a solution and thanking customers for their patience during this time.” The original article can be found below.
AT&T customers across the U.S. reported a major network outage on Tuesday that made it impossible to make calls to or from other carriers. Down Detector Reports from customers appear T-Mobile and Verizon However, both carriers told Gizmodo that they weren’t experiencing any outages and that these reports were simply coming from people trying to contact AT&T users.
“A nationwide issue is impacting customers’ ability to complete calls across carriers,” an AT&T spokesperson told Gizmodo. “Carriers are working to diagnose and resolve this issue as quickly as possible.”
The company ABC News Calls to 911 will not be affected and should function as normal.
AT&T suffered widespread outages across the country In February Not only voice calls but also network connections across the country were disrupted. Initially, there were suspicions online that this was the result of a cyber attack, but AT&T refused.
AT&T eventually apologized for the outages and told customers $5 creditSome customers complained, but AT&T defended the discount, arguing that it was roughly equivalent to the “average cost of a full day of service.”
Other technology companies have also recently suffered major outages, with ChatGPT going down for thousands of users on Tuesday morning. The first ChatGPT outage began around 3:00 AM ET, and the second occurred around 10:30 AM ET. Backup and OK The AI chatbot service will be launched on Tuesday night.
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook and Instagram users experienced severe outages Earlier this year LinkedIn saw the same thing. In MarchMany businesses seem to struggle to maintain their sites for a variety of reasons.
