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Shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) stock are in recovery mode today after the stock took a big hit yesterday on news of an AT&T outage, which affected as many as 70,000 of the company’s customers. Earlier this morning, T stock moved to within 20 cents of the stock’s close on Wednesday before paring some of these gains this afternoon.Today’s move higher appears to be due in part to clarification from AT&T about the cause of the outage. The company announced the results of its initial investigation into this downtime, s ...

The widespread AT&T cellular outage was caused by a software update, the network said.The company said it was not caused by a cyber attack, despite federal agencies looking into the downtime.The issue left some without service for close to 12 hours on Thursday and many angry customers. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you ...

A temporary outage that hit cellphone networks on Thursday and impacted tens of thousands of Americans left many wondering how they can prepare for outages and find ways to make calls despite their network being down. Outages were initially reported on AT&T's network around 3:30 a.m. ET and progressed from there, with more than 73,000 reports just after 9 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector – a website that tracks reports of service outages. AT&T said Thursday afternoon that it had restored service to all af ...

DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- We will release our first-quarter 2024 results on Wednesday, April 24, and webcast a conference call to discuss results. Key Takeaways: AT&T will release its first-quarter 2024 results on April 24 AT&T will webcast a conference call to discuss results AT&T* (NYSE:T) will release its first-quarter 2024 results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The company's earnings release and related materials will be available at AT&T Investor Re ...

The massive outage that knocked out cellphone service for tens of thousands of AT&T users for hours Thursday was likely caused by a glitch in a software update — as viral photos show helpless AT&T store workers being harassed by angry customers.AT&T blamed the large-scale service disruption that impacted more than 70,000 users across the US and parts of Canada at its peak on an unspecified coding error and not on a cyberattack, as widely feared.“Based on our initial review, we believe that today’s outage wa ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: FILE -- A cellular phone tower is shown on Monday, May 22, 2017 in High Ridge, Mo. A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson AT&T said the hourslong ...

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a prominent global digital engineering and R&D services company, and AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies worldwide, today announced a strategic alliance aimed at curbing global emissions. This groundbreaking collaboration will utilize the combined resources and expertise of both companies to develop advanced solutions that can significantly reduce environmental impact. As part of this collaboration, ...

The cause of Thursday's AT&T network outage has been revealed. In a statement posted Thursday evening to the company's website and shared with CNET, the carrier said the issue was the result of software and not a cyber attack. "Based on our initial review, we believe that today's outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack," the statement says. "We are continuing our assessment of today's outage to ensure we keep delive ...

AT&T cell service went out for tens of thousands of Americans on Thursday.The reason for the outage isn't clear — and now the FBI, the FCC, and Homeland Security are looking into it. But US officials were told there's no reason to suspect a cybersecurity incident yet.  NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. ...