Good afternoon,
Due to the temporary loss of Verizon phone and internet service, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department front counter will be staffed continuously by CERT members until the communication systems are fully restored. Anyone wishing to report a problem, but cannot get through on the phone to local officials, can report the problem in person to the Mammoth Lakes Police Station located at 568 Old Mammoth Road.
According to Mono County dispatch, the 911 system is working with land line calls being routed through the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department. 911 calls made on a cell phone go through the CHP Bridgeport office and are routed to Mono County Dispatch. However, the high volume of calls on AT&T lines appears to be causing delays.
Officials, encourage everyone NOT to test the 911 system, but make it available for emergencies ONLY.
Verizon is estimating that service will be restored by Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
The Mono County Sheriff’s Department said the outage was caused “by a big-rig truck in the Round Valley area that took down several telephone poles, which resulted in the fiber optic line being cut in two places.”
Kind regards,
Stuart Brown
Recreation Manager & Public Information Officer
