I just thought that I would post on the forums of the wide spread AT&T services outage today. Apparently it is effecting a wide spread area that is including KY, IL, IN, MO, TN, MS, GA.
Here is a link to view the the area in question in more detail. AT&T MAP As of now i think this is accurate information, hopefully this helps.
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Edit: Changed link from the first one due to super annoying survey popup (for non ad-block folks). The above link only has a mildly annoying please-subscribe-to-us popup that can be easily closed.
If there is anyone that knows residents in these affected areas this thread can be place for tips, work-a rounds, fixes, and alternatives for internet connections until the problem is remeded namely in the realm of alternative internet connection sources, ie ( WIFI bridging, tethering, mesh networking, connection sharing, etc.)