According to outage tracking website Downdetector, multiple cell phone carriers reported outages in the United States early Thursday.
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile users reportedly experienced outages.
Cellular outage in US hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users, Downdetector shows https://t.co/JzfMaooyLd pic.twitter.com/DLhfGpSBdz
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 22, 2024
⚠️ NOW: Mass Outages Across Major US Cell Networks – Downdetector pic.twitter.com/ENDk0yKb6g
— 𝓮𝓟𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝕏 (@ErikaPearce17) February 22, 2024
ALERT – WIDESPREAD CELL SERVICE OUTAGE HITS THE U.S
– AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon phone, internet services down
– Some municipalities reporting issues with 911 servicehttps://t.co/sKFJ6K33c8
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 22, 2024
Reuters reports:
The number of reports of AT&T outages peaked at 31,931 at around 4:30 a.m. ET, according to data from Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from sources including user-submitted errors on its platform, showed.
More than 800 service outages of U.S. wireless carriers Verizon and T-Mobile were also reported on the platform.
Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T did not immediately reply to Reuters’ requests for comment.
“911 operators have warned that the outage has impacted their ability to take calls,” Daily Mail noted.
The widespread cellular outages have some people questioning if a cyber attack was responsible.
🚨🇺🇸UPDATE: WIDESPREAD CELL OUTAGE HITS THE U.S
In what could possibly be a cyber attack on the U.S, outages are being reported across multiple service providers including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular.
Source: Downdetector https://t.co/TWZSnugiMF pic.twitter.com/irNlrOU5TC
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 22, 2024
AT&T cellular service down.
Downdetector reporting numerous cell services with issues .
Is this a massive cyber attack on the cellular infrastructure?
Was there a solar flare or satellite malfunction?
The issue appears to be nationwide, if not international. pic.twitter.com/If8SsLzKFa
— Chris (@ChrizDDv3) February 22, 2024
Service disruptions were reported in Boston, Atlanta, Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, and Montreal.
Per Daily Mail:
The major cellphone companies have yet make any statement regarding the outages. It’s not clear what the caused of the problem.
Other smaller providers including Boost Mobile, Consumer Cellular and Straight Talk also reported similar outages.
WSB-TV in Atlanta reports that this is the second time in a week that the region’s Verizon customers have experienced an outage.
In Orlando, the city’s Fox-affiliate confirmed that its reporters in the field were having trouble making contact. While in Tampa, some users told WFLA that their phone service went out as early as 2am.
Customers in New Orleans reported that while calling was impossible, texting appeared to be working.
This story is developing.
