Light pole installation led to 911 outages in 3 states, Texas not included

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Light pole installation led to 911 outages in 3 states, Texas not included

Many of the emergency 911 service outages that hit several states for a few hours Wednesday were caused by the installation of a light pole, an official with a company that operates fiber lines said Thursday. Outages were reported Wednesday night in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas. Service was restored by Thursday morning in all four states. Although the Federal Communications Commission and other agencies were investigating, outages in…