UPDATE: Consolidated Communications phone lines have been restored. Customers can make and receive calls, as well as use landlines to call 911 in an emergency.
A phone outage may make it so some people cannot contact 911.
Butler County PA Emergency Services says Consolidated Communications is experiencing a “widespread phone outage,” making it so people cannot make or receive phone calls.
In the event of an emergency, officials urge people to use a cell phone to call or text 911, as service from all cell carriers is working.
Officials say Consolidated Communications is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it.
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