Over the past several days, AT&T customers in Santa Barbara have reported dropped calls, unsent texts, and unusable service — many turning to Wi-Fi calling just to stay connected. While the issue appears to have subsided for most users, AT&T has yet to publicly clarify the cause of the disruption.
A company spokesperson issued the following statement Monday: “Some customers in Santa Barbara and the surrounding areas may be experiencing service disruptions due to an outage on another carrier’s network. We’re in contact with the local provider, who is working to resolve issues outside of our network, so that we can fully restore service to customers as quickly as possible.”
That explanation has raised eyebrows, especially as other carriers in the area — such as T-Mobile. “We did not have any issues in the Santa Barbara area. We’re not sure what AT&T is referring to,” a spokesperson from T-Mobile’s media relations team told the Independent…