February 22, 2024: AT&T outage leaves thousands without service and yet AT&T is requesting to end its landline service in California. Consumers could not make a call on their cell phones and were being instructed to use landlines! AT&T acknowledged that it has a widespread outage but did not provide a reason for the system failure.
Consumers got emergency messages in their community that recommended they use a landline.
Cellular Service Outage – Update #1 –
AT&T and AT&T affiliated carriers are still experiencing sporadic outages. Additionally, Text to 911 and WiFi calling may not be working. If you need to contact 911 for emergency services, you may need to utilize a landline or an alternative carrier.
This is a message from Alert Gaithersburg
There are reports of cascading cellular service outages among major telecommunication provider such as: AT&T, Consumer Cellular, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon. The reported outage has also affected FirstNet. If you need to contact 9-1-1 for emergency services, please utilize a landline.
The CPUC must require AT&T to maintain its landline service to protect the health and safety of the public.
1. My Electromagnetic Radiation Safety website (https://www.saferemr.com) documents more than a thousand peer-reviewed studies about the health risks from exposure to radio frequency radiation which is emitted by cell phones, cell towers and other wireless devices. The risks include cancer and nonmalignant tumors, reproductive harm to males and females, and cognitive and neurologic disorders.
2. According to 250 scientists who study electromagnetic fields (EMF) (https://emfscientist.org/) and the International Commission on the Biological Effects of EMF (https://icbe-emf.org/), the FCC’s radio frequency radiation exposure limits are inadequate to protect our health.
3. Based on a statewide survey, approximately 3% of California adults experience electromagnetic hypersensitivity, and many must limit or avoid exposure to radio frequency radiation. The CPUC should provide accommodations to these individuals by enabling them to maintain their landline service.
4. Landline service is essential to reducing exposure to radio frequency radiation. For tips on how to reduce exposure see https://www.saferemr.com/2015/
10/tips-to-reduce-your- wireless-radiation.html.
We are aware of an issue impacting AT&T wireless customers from making and receiving any phone calls (including to 911).
We are actively engaged and monitoring this.
The San Francisco 911 center is still operational.
If you are an AT&T customer and cannot get through to 911,… pic.twitter.com/TUIEBkqmkI
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) February 22, 2024
