AT&T Says Outage Preventing Wireless Calls To 911 Has Been Resolved Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | Sacramento, CA Johan Larsson / Flickr UPDATE 7:35 p.m -- AT&T says it has resolved the issue that was causing some wireless users around the country to be unable to call 911. Issue has been resolved that affected some calls to 911 from wireless customers. We apologize to those who were affected. — AT&T (@ATT) March 8, 2017 (AP) — Various law enforcement and government agencies in Texas and other states around the U.S. are reporting that AT&T customers are unable to call 911 from their cellphones. A spokesman for Dallas-based AT&T said Wednesday evening the company is aware of service issues affecting some calls to 911 for wireless customers. The spokesman could not immediately provide more details on how many states have been affected by the outage or when the problem would be fixed. In Texas, agencies in Corpus Christi, Fort Worth and other cities are providing alternate numbers for people to call if they have an emergency. Agencies in Florida, Tennessee and Washington, D.C, have also sent out tweets saying they've been affected by the outage and are providing different numbers to call. Follow us for more stories like this CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today. Donate Today