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Police say AT&T lines for Oakland 911 system severed, now a criminal investigation into (photo credit: AT&T)

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 12:28 AM · 1 min read
Police say AT&T lines for Oakland 911 system severed, now a criminal investigation into (photo credit: AT&T) — KTVU FOX 2 Bay Area, Piedmont Technology news
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AT&T provided photos of severed lines in Oakland that took down the city's 911 emergency system Wednesday night, forcing Oakland to route 911 calls through Alameda County's dispatch and Oakland Fire Department's dispatch center. Oakland Police Chief says he and the Fire Chief are now discussing alternate technologies that do not rely on cables.

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