911 emergency lines restored in Mississippi, still down in parts of Louisiana

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said AT&T was reporting damage to some of its fiber optic lines and that was ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Cell-phone calls flood 911 dispatch centers

PINE BLUFF — More Arkansans in Jefferson County and across the state are dialing 911 from cell phones, a trend that helps reduce response time to critical accidents, crimes and fires. At the same time ...
The Advocate

AT&T blames third-party for fiber line cut that led to hours of 911 outages across Louisiana

"The issues were caused by fiber cuts made by third parties," a statement from AT&T sent to The Advocate on Thursday evening ...
News 6 WKMG

A cut cable caused a 911 outage in 3 Central Florida counties. How emergency calls kept coming

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – After a widespread 911 outage, officials are sharing which contingencies helped ensure calls didn’t go unanswered. The outage started in Lake County and impacted several other ...
Vallejo Times Herald

Oakland is answering 911 calls dramatically faster, despite continuing staffing struggles

OAKLAND — Two years ago, California officials were ready to crack down on Oakland’s frustratingly slow 911 response times, even threatening to pull state funding if the city did not crank up its ...