See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Emergency services and access to 911 operators have been affected in ...

Service has been restored after Louisiana and Mississippi experienced widespread outages of 911 emergency calling systems for several hours Friday afternoon as a result of damage to AT&T fiber optic ...

The entire 911 emergency phone system went down across the state for several hours Tuesday, the second such outage to hit Massachusetts in three months, raising new concerns about the aging ...

In the Coachella Valley, police in Indio and Palm Springs have issued separate instructions for those having trouble calling ...

Four states have experienced widespread outages of 911 lines, affecting emergency calls throughout South Dakota and swaths of Nebraska, Nevada and Texas overnight, officials said. Most lines were down ...

Phone service was restored Friday morning in Oakland, after the 911 system went down, possibly due to vandalism of copper ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with cyber security specialist Ram Dantu about disruptions earlier this month to 9-1-1 systems in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska. It's not something any of us want to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With an estimated 240 million 911 calls a year nationwide according to the National Emergency Number Association, lives are being ...

Google Messages is adding the ability to text 911 over RCS, which when enabled would provide read receipts and media messaging with emergency services. While you can already text emergency services ...