N.L. loses 911, other emergency phone lines for 3.5 hours overnight
RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador say phone service has been restored for police detachments and the province’s 911 service.
Services restored just after 4 a.m.
RCMP in Newfoundland say phone service has been restored for police detachments and the province’s 911 service.
Early Wednesday morning the Mounties reported that “technical difficulties” were affecting phone lines to all RCMP detachments, as well as 911 service.
RCMP said the outage was provincewide. Both the RCMP and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary shared cell phone numbers in case of emergencies.
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services also sent an advisory that access to 811 and health-care facility phone numbers might also be affected.
About three hours later, the RCMP issued a news release saying the phone lines to all RCMP NL detachments, as well as 911 service, were back in working order.
The RCMP have not said what caused the outage.