University System of Georgia incident
Multi-Site Windstream Outage
University System of Georgia experienced a major incident on April 1, 2026 affecting GA DOE K-12 Network, lasting 1d 23h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 01, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC
Information Technology Services (ITS) is reporting a multi-site Windstream outage affecting the following locations: - Clay County Schools - Marion County Schools - Terrell County Schools - Terrell RYDC Zayo/ENA is investigating the root cause of the disruptions. There is currently no ETR for resolving the issue, but updates will be posted as they become available.
- identified Apr 01, 2026, 01:29 PM UTC
The Windstream field technician has identified the damage location in Dawson, GA, which was caused by an auto accident. Appropriate repair teams are being engaged to proceed with restoration efforts.
- resolved Apr 03, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Network Support Services (NSS) and Zayo/ENA have confirmed that Windstream has restored full functionality of internet access at the affected schools. In the event that you experience any further issues with network access, please contact the USG Service Desk at [email protected] or 877-251-2644.