FILE -This July 18, 2019, file photo, shows an AT&T retail store in Miami. Customers of AT&T, the country's largest wireless provider, reported widespread outages on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - In this Friday, April 30, 2021 file photo, a man uses a mobile phone in New York. A number of Americans on Thursday, Feb. 22, 204, are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. AT&T, who was the hardest hit, is actively working to restore service to all of its customers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE _ A cellular phone tower is shown on Monday, May 22, 2017 in High Ridge, Mo. A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
FILE - A woman looks at her phone while watching the sun set as triple-digit heat indexes continue in the Midwest Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. A number of Americans on Thursday, Feb. 22, 204, are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. AT&T, who was the hardest hit, is actively working to restore service to all of its customers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)