92M voice calls blocked, 25K 911 attempts prevented, 125M devices affected in 12-hour AT&T wireless outage due to equipment error during network change, per FCC.

In February, a nationwide AT&T wireless outage blocked over 92 million voice calls, prevented 25,000 attempts to reach 911, and affected around 125 million devices for 12 hours due to an equipment configuration error during a network change, according to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is investigating the situation for potential FCC rule violations and has issued recommendations to prevent similar outages in the future.

July 22, 2024
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