911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana are back online after going down Thursday afternoon, an AT&T spokesperson said This photo taken Sept. 25, 2025, in Jackson, Miss. shows a blank screen on a ...

Damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T was to blame for the statewide outages, which lasted more than two hours on Thursday, officials said. By Alexandra E. Petri Emergency call service was ...

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 ...

This photo taken Sept. 25, 2025, in Jackson, Miss. shows a blank screen on a phone while making a 911 call which resulted in a dial tone, during a 911 systems outage across Mississippi and Louisiana. ...

911 systems across Mississippi were fully restored Thursday evening, the governor said, after going down earlier Thursday afternoon. Systems in Louisiana were still being restored, authorities said.

JACKSON, Miss. — (AP) — 911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana are back online after going down Thursday afternoon, an AT&T spokesperson said. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said AT ...