Widespread 911 outages impacted Mississippi and Louisiana

Service has been restored after Louisiana and Mississippi experienced widespread outages of 911 emergency calling systems for several hours Friday afternoon as a result of damage to AT&T fiber optic cables, the carrier and officials said.

The outages impacted multiple parishes in Louisiana including the state’s three largest cities, as well as several Mississippi counties and the capital city of Jackson, according to officials.

Just before 6 p.m. local time, AT&T said services are operating as normal across impacted areas after the issue was resolved.

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