Solar flares likely not cause of AT&T cellphone outage in Wisconsin
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AT&T outage: Did a solar flare cause it?
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AT&T outage: Cell service back after widespread interruptions
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AT&T Customers Facing Morning Connectivity Issues, Local News
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Recent solar flare did not cause the reported cell phone outage
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Major cellular outage strikes AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon users
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AT&T is back – here's everything we know about one of the biggest cellphone outages in recent memory
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Why AT&T iPhones are showing SOS. Here's what it means
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It's unlikely the observed solar flares caused the AT&T outage
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AT&T shares status on outage as service restored to thousands
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Were the cell phone service outages caused by solar flares? No.
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Widespread AT&T outage affects 911 service in central Arkansas
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