Crime & Safety
Landline 911 Calls Working For Philadelphians After Outage
Some Philadelphians were unable to reach 911 by landline phone for more than 12 hours due to a Verizon outage.
PHILADELPHIA – After a Verizon outage left residents in West and Northwest Philadelphia unable to call 911 from landline phones, the service has been restored.
Philadelphia officials said just before noon Tuesday that landline 911 calls were up and running.
An underground wiring issue is believed to have been the cause of the outage. Verizon crews are working to fully repair the issue.
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During the outage, officials urged residents to use cell phones if they needed to call 911.
Update: 9-1-1 landline phone service has been restored. Residents calling 9-1-1 can use their landline phone. Verizon will remain making repairs to underground wiring, which is believed to have been the cause of the system interruption.
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