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(62,812 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2018, 01:14 PM Dec 2018

U.S. probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service [View all]

Source: Reuters

U.S. DECEMBER 28, 2018 / 10:54 AM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO

U.S. probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is investigating a nationwide CenturyLink Inc outage that has affected service on 911 emergency phone calls across the country, agency chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday.

“The CenturyLink service outage is ... completely unacceptable, and its breadth and duration are particularly troubling,” Pai said in a statement. “I’ve directed the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to immediately launch an investigation into the cause and impact of this outage.”

Early on Friday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after CenturyLink first tweeted about the outage, the company said on Twitter: “We are seeing good progress, but our service restoration work is not complete.”

CNBC said customers from New York to California reported outages. It said 911 outages were reported in parts of Washington state, Missouri, Idaho and Arizona.

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U.S. probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service [View all] Eugene Dec 2018 OP

Centurylink needs to go out of business Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #1

Century Link was never part of the Bell System PSPS Dec 2018 #2

I disagree. Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #3

Century Link acquired Qwest but neither was ever part of the Bell System. PSPS Dec 2018 #5

But part of the Bell System is Century Link BBG Dec 2018 #4

Century Link and Qwest were never part of the Bell System. PSPS Dec 2018 #6

Century Link acquired Qwest BBG Dec 2018 #7

I'm bugged by Century Link's apparent lack of transparency with regard to this. yonder Dec 2018 #8