As of Thursday afternoon, the AT&T outage that impacted users’ ability to call 9-1-1 in Santa Barbara has been resolved, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.
The wireless disruption began early Tuesday, temporarily preventing some AT&T customers from reaching emergency services and prompting officials to issue alternate instructions for contacting help.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on January 6, police issued a Nixle alert warning that the outage “may impact the ability to call 911 from AT&T devices.” Residents were advised to use landlines, text 9-1-1, or call from devices using other carriers.