UPDATE, 8/12/16, 10:26 am: Michigan State Police say long distance service has been restored across the U.P.
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NEGAUNEE, MI-- From the Michigan State Police Negaunee Regional Communications Center:
The Upper Peninsula is experiencing telephone outages over a wide area.
The problem seems to be isolated to long distance calls. Attempts to place a long distance call results in a “fast busy” signal and then an announcement that “all circuits are busy”. 911 service is unaffected and cell phone calls are unaffected. The long distance carriers have been contacted and are working to resolve the problem.
People are reminded that, if you have an emergency, or immediate need of police, fire, or EMS services, call 911. If you have a non-emergency or a question, please wait until the long distance problem is resolved.
