AT&T residential and business accounts in the northwest part of El Centro may be without service.

Vandals damaged telecommunications equipment , which caused the failure and , in some cases , interrupted access to the 911 system. The area affected are west of Imperial Avenue to La Brucherie Road and north of Pico Avenue to the El Centro city limits. Alternate means of accessing the 911 system will be necessary until the equipment is repaired. Anyone calling from a landline or Voice over Internet Protocol phone within the affected area should be aware that if they receive a fast busy signal their phone service has been affected. Among those affected is the El Centro Fire Department Headquarters.