FCC to investigate CenturyLink as nationwide outage continues, 911 calls disrupted
"The CenturyLink technical teams will continue to work around the clock until services are restored".
Statewide phone network outages are also causing problems at Clark County's 911 service, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency warned Thursday night, and the agency said callers with emergencies should instead dial 360-693-3111.
Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, ordered on Friday an investigation into the outage.
Today (Dec. 27) at 3:32 p.m., CenturyLink tweeted: "The CenturyLink network is still experiencing a disruption affecting customer services".
Verizon said it had service interruptions in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and parts of Montana as a result of issues with CenturyLink.
Deadly blast hits tourist bus in Giza, Egypt
The bus was carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists and two Egyptians - the bus driver and a representative of the tourism company. A picture of the aftermath of the attack showed a burned white coach with its windows blown out.
Wireless callers with an emergency should try dialing 911 first, officials said.
In Boston, Massachusetts State Police tweeted that the issue was resolved about 8 a.m. Friday. But others are advising that service could still be intermittent.
The Idaho Statesman reports that the internet problems led to the temporary shutdown of phone services at the Idaho Department of Correction and the state's Department of Education. "We apologize for the disruption", the company wrote in a Facebook post.
Emergency 911 services in some U.S. states have gone down yesterday and today due to a massive outage reported at several CenturyLink data centers.
CNN has tried to reach CenturyLink for comment.
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