To date, 51 percent of people are experiencing problems with their mobile devices, 41 percent have no signal, and eight percent are having issues regarding their mobile internet.
Provided are a few alternative ways to contact important local offices.
The Coryell County Sheriff’s Office can be reached by email at ccsodispatch@coryellsheriff.com.
The Gatesville Police Department is able to receive voice calls and text messages to 911, as the 911 service has not been affected on their end.
“For AT&T and other customers, we’d encourage them to contact 911 by any available land line, non-affected service, or to come see us in person,” Police Chief Brad Hunt said.
The City of Gatesville’s utility billing department can be reached by email at water@gatesvilletx.com. To contact the City Manager Scott Albert, email salbert@gatesvilletx.com. For the City Secretary Wendy Cole, email wcole@gatesvilletx.com. To contact the Municipal Court Clerk Leslie Ortega, email court@gatesvilletx.com.
The Gatesville Fire Department can be reached by contacting Fire Chief Billy Vaden by email at bvaden@gatesvilletx.com.
The various county offices can be reached by the following:
For further information on the nationwide cell service outages, visit downdetector.com.