THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A WIDESPREAD 9-1-1 OUTAGE WAS REPORTED IN AT LEAST FOUR STATES ON WEDNESDAY.
RESIDENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA LOST 9-1-1 PHONE SERVICE FOR THREE HOURS STARTING AROUND 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS 9-1-1 SERVICE WAS RESTORED SHORTLY AFTER 11 P.M.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A CYBER-ATTACK.
THE DISRUPTION WAS TRACED TO A LIGHT POLE INSTALLATION THAT CUT A LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES FIBER LINE.
LUMEN IS SOUTH DAKOTA’S 9-1-1 SERVICE VENDOR.
PARTS OF NEBRASKA, NEVADA AND TEXAS WERE ALSO UNABLE TO CALL THE NUMBER.
