May 25, 2021
In the wake of the Nashville Christmas bombing that disrupted regional telecom service, the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) has been working with AT&T to ensure a more resilient 911 network.
When a bomb inside an RV parked outside AT&T’s downtown Nashville switching facility went off, it disrupted internet, phone and wireless services as far away as Kentucky and Alabama. The explosion caused voice and data service outages for 911 call centers, businesses, hospitals, the Nashville airport, government offices and individual mobile users. FirstNet, the nationwide, wireless public-safety broadband network operated by AT&T, was also affected.
In a May 5 meeting, TECB Vice Chairman Steve Martini submitted a report to the board that concluded the main cause of the network failure was AT&T’s inability to expeditiously access the switching facility, according to a report in UrgentComm detailing the TECB discussions.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Metro council members are a vote away from creating a special commission to review the Christmas bombing. For extraordinary events, it s appropriate to have extraordinary checks and balances, said Councilman-At-Large Bob Mendes.
Mendes is sponsoring the bill that would create a nine person team to review the suicide bombing. It would be similar to the 9-11 Commission. After 9-11, there was a pretty substantial 9-11 Commission, and the idea is to really let them exercise their discretion about where the report should lead us, Mendes said.
The catastrophic explosion is already the subject of multiple reviews. Metro Nashville Police are looking into their history with bomber Anthony Warner. The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board is said to be investigating why the 911 relay system failed.