*** 911 down nationwide *** UPDATE 8:30 pm: Mostly restored

[sarisataka]

Minneapolis police say national outage impacting 911 network

The Minneapolis police are reporting that 911 lines are not operational nationwide.

The outage is impacting phone calls and text messages to 911.

https://kstp.com/news/minneapolis-police-say-national-outage-impacting-911-network-september-28-2020/5877288/?cat=1

UPDATE-

Some 911 lines have returned to service following a reported nationwide outage, according to some law enforcement agencies

Both the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the Benton County Sheriff's Office have reported 911 functionality has returned.

Other sheriff's offices and police departments are still reporting issues.

same link

UPDATE 8:30:

After a multi-state outage, most 911 services have been restored in Minnesota.

According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, some 911 centers are still experiencing abnormalities.

If reaching 911 is difficult, DPS urges residents call the 10-digit, 24-hour number associated with their county's 911 cente

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[LuckyCharms]

1. wtf

[Cha]

13. Exactly.

[octoberlib]

2. What in the hell?

[haele]

16. Test run.

911 plus a few other major network comms down on a relatively quiet night (protest/politically wise) is a bit -suspicious. There are the usual suspects to consider....
Or it might just be Centurylink again. Privatized government services suck worse than anything a bureaucracy can f'up.

Election night is going to suck...

Haele

[jpak]

3. CALL 911 RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!@@111

[Just_Vote_Dem]

4. ....

[demmiblue]

5. !

[blm]

8. 😏

[mucifer]

6. I don't see any other sources. I REALLY hope they are wrong

[jpak]

9. I searched Google News - this is nationwide

n/t

[sarisataka]

11. There are several law enforcement agencies

who have put it on their twitter to call the non-emergency number. Looks like at least 7 different states.

According to CNN, Microsoft 365 is down but doesn't mention 911 service

[mucifer]

14. microsoft article was not claiming it's a hack it seemed like a microsoft problem

It doesn't look like 911 is currently down nationwide or there would be more articles than the scattered things we are seeing.

[Tribalceltic]

7. Never happened before

Another #Brokeahantas distraction?

[Backseat Driver]

10. My local police report normal operation of the 911 network.

WTF?

[0rganism]

12. another piecewise trial run by the GRU

bit by bit, verifying their sabotage is complete
the nightmare gets a lot worse in November

[regnaD kciN]

22. Watch for the entire Internet and cell service to go down on Election Night...

By the time it comes back up, several days later, the top news will be the amazing upset Trump victory.

[Takket]

15. how is that even possible?

there isn't a "national" 911 network. each municipality has it's own system.

[BGBD]

17. Maybe they

are all running Office 365.

[mucifer]

18. that would make sense!

[sarisataka]

20. I wondered that for a bit

I worked for a small telecom company some years ago. We uploaded 911 information but did not run our own 911. That was run by the major carriers, e.g. AT&T, Centurylink, Verizon...

While there isn't a "national" carrier, something that affects one or more of these large carriers could have widespread failures of the system

[Klaralven]

19. There appears to be an internet problem near Chicago

https://www.thousandeyes.com/outages

Although I'm not sure why an internet outage would affect 911 systems. If it does, they've screwed up the design.

However, there may be a common cause such as a backhoe fade on a major fiber route.

[csziggy]

21. Seems to be legit

Nationwide Reports of 911 System Outages, Cause Not Immediately Clear
Law enforcement in multiple cities and counties in at least four states tweeted their emergency number was down
Published 18 mins ago • Updated 7 mins ago

Law enforcement agencies across the country reported outages of their 911 systems Monday night, and it was not immediately clear if there was a connection with a major Microsoft system outage.

Law enforcement agencies around the country, from Nevada to Pennsylvania and Arizona to Minnesota, tweeted that their 911 systems were down beginning sometime after 7 p.m. ET.

By 8:15 p.m., some departments were reporting that their services had come back online. Others were still recommending that people call local department numbers instead of the emergency line.

More: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nationwide-reports-of-911-system-outages-cause-not-immediately-clear/2640684/