NEW YORK — AT&T customers across multiple states reported widespread service disruptions Friday, with hundreds of subscribers unable to make calls, send texts or access mobile data as the telecom giant faced another day of reported outages on May 15, 2026.

The outage, first flagged early Friday morning, quickly gained attention on social media and outage tracking sites after the popular account @status_is_down posted: "AT&T is reportedly down for hundreds of subscribers right now. Are you one of them?" The message included a link to a Design Taxi community forum thread titled "Is AT&T down? [May 15, 2026]" and quickly spread across platforms.

Downdetector and similar services showed spikes in user reports, primarily affecting wireless voice, text and data services. Some customers also reported issues with AT&T Internet and U-verse TV, though wireless appeared hardest hit. Reports were concentrated in urban centers and suburban areas, with users in New York, California, Texas and the Midwest among the most vocal.

Many affected subscribers described their phones displaying "SOS" or "No Service" in the status bar, preventing normal connectivity even when Wi-Fi calling was enabled. Others noted intermittent signal drops, failed app loading and delayed notifications. The timing — during morning commutes and work hours — amplified frustration for business users and families relying on reliable mobile service.

No Immediate Official Confirmation

AT&T's official outage status page and support channels had not issued a specific alert for a nationwide incident as of mid-morning Friday. The........

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