Cliff Meidl Interview

January 1, 2013 – Two time Olympian Cliff Meidl speaks with Talk Business 360 about calling 811 before you dig and his own experience recovering from a severe injury due to striking underground electrical lines. To listen to the full interview, click the logo below.  

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EDEN Maintenance

Duluth, GA – August 31, 2012 – Georgia 811 will be conducting scheduled EDEN maintenance on Thursday, September 6, from 9:00pm until 6:00am. During this time all EDEN services will be unavailable: including EDEN web entry, PRIS (telnet, web), EDEN Mobile App, and the call center will be unable to create and transmit locate requests. […]

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End of Support for PRIS Telnet Protocol

Duluth, GA – July 26th, 2012 – Please be advised that Georgia 811’s Lifecycle for the PRIS Telnet protocol will come to an end on December 31, 2012. At that time, GA811 will no longer support the telnet protocol as a means to respond to Locate Request Notifications (tickets).   GA811 is ending support for […]

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Georgia 811 Phone Server Maintenance

Duluth, GA – May 22, 2012 – Georgia 811 will be conducting scheduled phone server maintenance tonight May 22, from 10:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. During this time the Call Center will be unavailable to accept damage and emergency notices. Also PRIS phone access will be off line. However, the following services will be available […]

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GA811 Phone System Provider Has Network Outage

May 16, 2012 – Duluth, GA 1:45 p.m. Georgia 811 previously released an alert that our telephone provider was experiencing a nationwide outage affecting our ability to take calls. All lines are now back in operation. Please be aware that we are still experiencing extended hold times and are answering calls as quickly as possible. […]

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Georgia 811 – There’s An App For That

April 24, 2012 – Duluth: Georgia 811 announces the release of the Georgia 811 Mobile App. Created to allow excavators, utility owner operators and homeowners an additional access to the Positive Response Information System, or PRIS, from Android devices 2.1 or greater.   Contacting Georgia 811 before you dig is the first step in the […]

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