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AT&T outage hits 4,791 customers Monday afternoon

9/8/2026

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AT&T reported a service problem affecting 4,791 customers as of 3:40 p.m. ET Monday.
DownDetector recorded more than 4,500 AT&T problem reports Monday afternoon.
AT&T’s support X account @ATTHelp replied, saying it will check coverage and explore resolution options.
It remained unclear whether the outage impacted phone service, internet Wi-Fi, or both.
Newsweek emailed AT&T seeking comment about the outage.

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AT&T reported a service problem affecting 4,791 customers as of 3:40 p.m. ET Monday.
DownDetector recorded more than 4,500 AT&T problem reports Monday afternoon.
AT&T’s support X account @ATTHelp replied, saying it will check coverage and explore resolution options.
It remained unclear whether the outage impacted phone service, internet Wi-Fi, or both.
Newsweek emailed AT&T seeking comment about the outage.