Phone outage in East King County

Another major inconvenience for residents of East King County and Vashon Island:

There has been a Century Telephone network outage in east King County, including the communities of Carnation, Fall City, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, and surrounding areas, and Vashon Island. Customers in these areas may not have telephone service.

Citizens who need emergency assistance and cannot get through to 9-1-1 should use their cell phone to call 9-1-1. In east King County, if cell phone service is not available, people should drive to the local fire station. In Carnation and the surrounding area, people can also go to Carnation City Hall for assistance.

Century Telephone is working to repair the problem. The repair time for this outage is unknown at this time.

For additional information, the public can contact Century Telephone at 1-800-201-4099.