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911 Service Out To Some Cell Callers In Lawrence Co.

Must Use Cell Phone To Reach 911? Dial 724-656-4940 For Now

POSTED: 12:44 am EDT June 30, 2009
UPDATED: 12:45 am EDT June 30, 2009

Lawrence County emergency officials reported sporadic outages of 911 service to cell phones.

County emergency officials told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that they expect repairs to be completed at some point overnight into Tuesday morning.

Lawrence County Public Safety officials said wireless carriers, including Verizon, were working on repairs.

Anyone who needs emergency assistance should use a landline phone to dial 911, officials said. Otherwise, callers who must use a cell phone can dial 724-656-4940 to reach 911 operators.

Lawrence County 911 remained in full service and continued to receive 911 calls.

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