(USA Today) – Widespread 911 issues in the Nashville area were reported after AT&T wireless and internet service was disrupted on Friday hours after a massive explosion downtown.
AT&T Internet and phone service was disrupted in the area at about 12 p.m. Friday. Users around the country reported disruptions in service but there was a concentration in the Nashville area and Middle Tennessee, growing to reach from Kentucky to Alabama as more reports came in.
A handful of local police departments reported the outage was disrupting 911 access, including some non-emergency lines, in their jurisdictions. Most took to social media to share landlines and alternate access numbers where residents could seek emergency assistance. The outages were reported several hours after an explosion in downtown Nashville that took place near an AT&T facility. An AT&T spokesman confirmed the outage was linked to the explosion: READ MORE
