911 Outage in four states (US)

[Grey Havoc]

Possible cyber attack:

Four US states hit by 911 call outages

There were temporary issues in Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas overnight; the cause is unknown.

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Switching over to VOIP for emergency and other critical telecommunications seems to have been rather short-sighted, at best.

 

[aim9xray]

Backhoe versus Fiber bundle.

This just in: Match goes to Backhoe. Backhoe is undefeated to date.

 

[martinbayer]

I feel compelled to invoke Hanlon's razor.

 

[publiusr]

I say a death penalty for removal of copper landlines. Have your fiber and wireless--leave mine alone.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Insufficient Redundancy? Light-Pole Installation Cut Fiber Line, Triggered Three-State 911 Outage - Slashdot

"Workers installing a light pole in Missouri cut into a fiber line," reports the Associated Press, knocking out 911 phone service "for emergency agencies in Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota, an official with the company that operates the line said Thursday." In Kansas City, Missouri, workers...

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