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Santa Barbara 911 calling outage affects T-Mobile and AT&T customers

AT&T · Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Summary

A 911 calling outage in Santa Barbara, California, affected T-Mobile and AT&T customers on October 22, 2026. Santa Barbara Police Department directed callers to contact its dispatch center directly or use Text-to-911, which remained available. The cause and restoration time were not reported.

Key facts

Added to watchlist
Oct 22, 2026
Incident start
Oct 22, 2026
Left watchlist
Oct 23, 2026
Primary subject
AT&T
Primary location
Santa Barbara County, California, United States

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