I think the outage is a bit more widespread than "Nashville and surrounding areas." Most (all?) of Kentucky is without AT&T cellular service right now. I can't say for sure of how many of AT&T's residential internet customers are affected, but reports on Twitter indicate it's a pretty significant chunk. I have AT&T ASE/metro services here in Kentucky that do not appear to be affected at this time. On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 2:33 PM Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
AT&T statement regarding the intentional explosion in Nashville TN
"Service for some customers in Nashville and the surrounding areas may be affected by damage to our facilities from the explosion this morning. We are in contact with law enforcement and working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service."
From local news reporting:
A widespread internet outage was reported in Nashville hours after a massive explosion downtown. AT&T internet and phone service was disrupted in the area about 12 p.m. Friday.
A handful of local police departments reported the outage was disrupting 911 access, including some non-emergency lines, in their jurisdictions.