UPDATED: AT&T outage over

WILMINGTON (WWAY) – AT&T customers are finally back in business. After being unable to send or receive calls on the mobile phones much of the day Wednesday, service is now restored.

The outage affected users not only in eastern North Carolina, but also in other states including Georgia, and Tennessee.

Without mentioning many specifics, AT&T issued this statement Thursday morning addressing the issue:

“Due to an equipment issue, some customers in areas of eastern North Carolina may have experienced issues with their wireless service yesterday. AT&T technicians worked to resolve the issue, and service is now restored. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers.”