US, Washington state investigating CenturyLink internet outage, 911 failures telecom]

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BOISE, Idaho - Federal and Washington state officials said Friday that they have started investigations into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage that disrupted 911 service.

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Regulators in Washington state also said they were opening an investigation into an outage of its statewide 911 service.

The state Utilities and Transportation Commission said interruptions began about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The commission's regulatory services division director, Mark Vasconi, said the system appeared stable Friday but the agency was monitoring it.