AT&T Outage: Revealing the Likely Cause and Service Restoration
TL;DR
AT&T experienced a widespread outage affecting many customers due to a technical error during network expansion, not a cyberattack, according to the company's initial review. The FBI and DHS are investigating the incident, and AT&T has restored service to all affected customers after the outage lasted from early morning until roughly 3 p.m. ET.
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