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Retired Marine Says Internet Outage Over 12 Hours in Idaho Dec. 27th [video]
Steve says Century Link was involved in this one. That’s our carrier here in Arizona, but as far as I know there was no outage here. For a change, it wasn’t us—-and it often is. That was right off the top of the show.
Just something interesting to note. ~ BP
https://youtu.be/WSQd2SHbiEQ
Thanks to: http://www.starshipearththebigpicture.com
Chairman Ajit Pai speaks ahead of the vote on the repeal of so called net neutrality rules at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, U.S., Dec. 14, 2017. The FCC announced a probe into CenturyLink after a nationwide outage that has been disrupting 911 lines since Dec. 27, 2018. (Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein)
US Investigating CenturyLink Internet Outage, 911 Failures
By The Associated Press
December 29, 2018 Updated: December 29, 2018
BOISE, Idaho—U.S. officials and at least one state said Dec. 28 that they have started investigations into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage that has disrupted 911 service.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called the outage that began Dec. 27 “completely unacceptable” because people who need help couldn’t use the emergency number.
“Its breadth and duration are particularly troubling,” he said.
The commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will investigate the cause and effect of the outage, he said.
The Monroe, Louisiana-based telecommunications giant is one of the largest in the United States. It offers communications and information technology services in dozens of states. Customers from New York to California reported outages.
CenturyLink spokeswoman Debra Peterson said the outage “is not related to hacking,” but she declined further comment.
The company said on Twitter that it’s working to restore service and appears to be making progress. It hasn’t provided a cause for the problems.
“Where CenturyLink is the 911 service provider 911 calls are completing,” the company said in a tweet.
Regulators in Washington state also said they were opening an investigation into an outage of its statewide 911 service.
The state Utilities and Transportation Commission said interruptions began about 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27. The commission’s regulatory services division director, Mark Vasconi, said the system appeared stable Dec. 28 but the agency was monitoring it.
In Idaho, Emergency Office Management Director Brad Richy said he didn’t receive any reports of 911 service failures, but some state agencies, including the state Department of Correction, lost service on internet-based phones.
Some businesses in Idaho also lost the ability to make credit card sales, and some ATM machines weren’t working in Idaho and Montana.
Due to sporadic 911 outages in Massachusetts, public safety officials recommended individuals looking for emergency help use the 10-digit telephone number of the fire or police departments they wanted to contact.
In Greeley, Colorado, the Weld County Regional Communication Center on Dec. 28 said 911 calls were being dropped, but callers should keep trying and emergency dispatchers would try to call back.
The 911 dispatch center and emergency management in western Missouri’s Johnson County were hit by the outage, county Emergency Management Director Troy Armstrong said on Dec. 28. He said the 911 lines were not affected, but the internet was down at the dispatch center and phone services also were spotty.
By Keith Ridler
Thanks to: https://www.theepochtimes.com
Steve says Century Link was involved in this one. That’s our carrier here in Arizona, but as far as I know there was no outage here. For a change, it wasn’t us—-and it often is. That was right off the top of the show.
Just something interesting to note. ~ BP
Retired Marine – Internet Outage Over 12 Hours Now! This Is Huge! – 12/27/2018
https://youtu.be/WSQd2SHbiEQ
Thanks to: http://www.starshipearththebigpicture.com
Chairman Ajit Pai speaks ahead of the vote on the repeal of so called net neutrality rules at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, U.S., Dec. 14, 2017. The FCC announced a probe into CenturyLink after a nationwide outage that has been disrupting 911 lines since Dec. 27, 2018. (Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein)
US Investigating CenturyLink Internet Outage, 911 Failures
By The Associated Press
December 29, 2018 Updated: December 29, 2018
BOISE, Idaho—U.S. officials and at least one state said Dec. 28 that they have started investigations into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage that has disrupted 911 service.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called the outage that began Dec. 27 “completely unacceptable” because people who need help couldn’t use the emergency number.
“Its breadth and duration are particularly troubling,” he said.
CenturyLink@CenturyLink
CenturyLink has been dealing with a network event. All consumer services impacted by this event, including voice and 911, have been restored. Any latency issues will clear in the next few hours.
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8:10 PM - Dec 28, 2018
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The commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will investigate the cause and effect of the outage, he said.
The Monroe, Louisiana-based telecommunications giant is one of the largest in the United States. It offers communications and information technology services in dozens of states. Customers from New York to California reported outages.
CenturyLink spokeswoman Debra Peterson said the outage “is not related to hacking,” but she declined further comment.
The company said on Twitter that it’s working to restore service and appears to be making progress. It hasn’t provided a cause for the problems.
“Where CenturyLink is the 911 service provider 911 calls are completing,” the company said in a tweet.
Regulators in Washington state also said they were opening an investigation into an outage of its statewide 911 service.
The state Utilities and Transportation Commission said interruptions began about 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27. The commission’s regulatory services division director, Mark Vasconi, said the system appeared stable Dec. 28 but the agency was monitoring it.
Outage.Report @ReportOutage
CenturyLink is having issues since 03:54 AM ESThttps://outage.report/us/centurylink
RT if it's down for you as well #centurylinkoutage
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2:54 AM - Dec 27, 2018
In Idaho, Emergency Office Management Director Brad Richy said he didn’t receive any reports of 911 service failures, but some state agencies, including the state Department of Correction, lost service on internet-based phones.
Some businesses in Idaho also lost the ability to make credit card sales, and some ATM machines weren’t working in Idaho and Montana.
Due to sporadic 911 outages in Massachusetts, public safety officials recommended individuals looking for emergency help use the 10-digit telephone number of the fire or police departments they wanted to contact.
In Greeley, Colorado, the Weld County Regional Communication Center on Dec. 28 said 911 calls were being dropped, but callers should keep trying and emergency dispatchers would try to call back.
The 911 dispatch center and emergency management in western Missouri’s Johnson County were hit by the outage, county Emergency Management Director Troy Armstrong said on Dec. 28. He said the 911 lines were not affected, but the internet was down at the dispatch center and phone services also were spotty.
By Keith Ridler
Thanks to: https://www.theepochtimes.com
