Thousands of AT&T Customers Lose Cell Service

AT&T said Thursday it is working to restore service to wireless customers after people across the U.S. reported problems with making cell phone calls. 

Customers of the telecommunications giant began reporting problems on Downdetector, which tracks internet outages, after 3 a.m. ET. There were nearly 75,000 reports of outages around 9:15 a.m.

Cricket Wireless, which is owned by AT&T, also experienced network issues, with about 13,000 outages reported on Downdetector as of 9 a.m.

“Our network teams took immediate action and so far three-quarters of our network has been restored,” an AT&T spokesman said in a statement around 11:15 a.m. “We are working as quickly as possible to restore service to remaining customers.”