Statewide 911 Outages in Iowa Due to Water Pipe Break
TL;DR
A water line break at Lumen Technologies in Des Moines caused widespread phone and internet outages in Iowa, impacting hospitals and emergency services. While most broadband services have been restored, work continues on landline 911 and phone services. The outage affected various communities and businesses, with emergency management agencies advising the use of mobile phones for 911 calls.
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- Iowa phone outages: Emergency services, 911 calls impacted KCCI Des Moines
- Landline 911 calls are down, Des Moines police say Des Moines Register
- 911, phone, internet 'service disruption' caused by water pipe break at Lumen WHO TV 13 Des Moines News & Weather
- MercyOne experiencing phone outages statewide KTIV Siouxland's News Channel
- 'Significant malfunction' causes 911 outage for landlines across Iowa KCRG
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