An issue with Verizon customers in the Chilkat Valley having problems calling 911 has been resolved. 

Haines Borough IT contractor Austin Neal said dispatchers reported audio quality issues with Verizon wireless 911 calls on Tuesday. 

“Calls were still coming in, but sometimes the audio was only one-way,” he wrote. 

Staff sent out an emergency alert via Nixle on Tuesday afternoon directing people to call 907-766-2121 if they were trying to reach emergency services and were…

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