CenturyLink outage knocks out 911 service in several states

A lengthy outage knocked out 911 emergency call services in several states.The Federal Communications Commission was investigating the CenturyLink outage, Chairman Ajit Pai announced Friday."When an emergency strikes, it's critical that Americans are able to use 911 to reach those who can help," Pai said in a statement. "The CenturyLink service outage is therefore completely unacceptable, and its breadth and duration are particularly troubling."In parts of western Washington state, some CenturyL