Regional districts across British Columbia sent out alerts on the afternoon of Monday, May 30, saying that there was a disruption to 911 service for Telus and Koodo cell phone customers.

Kaila Butler, a spokesperson for E-Comm 911, which runs 911 services for 25 regional districts in B.C., said as of 4:50 p.m. the Telus disruption had been resolved by Telus technicians.

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Butler confirmed that they became aware of an issue at about 2:20 p.m. and issued an alert about a problem with the Telus network.

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For those who were able to connect, E-Comm was able to get their contact information and call them back, Butler said.

A statement from Telus said the problems with the 911 service affected customers in some locations in B.C. and Alberta.

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