Verizon Faces Major Mobile Services Outage Across the Country
Verizon Faces Nationwide Mobile Outage
For hours, Verizon has been experiencing a huge outage affecting its mobile services across the country.
According to reports from a tracking website, cities including Paducah, Birmingham, and New York have been significantly impacted. At one point, more than 100,000 users reported problems on Downdetector, which shows the outage hotspots are especially prevalent on the East Coast.
Verizon spokesperson Ilya Hemlin stated, "We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue." As of now, service restoration efforts are ongoing.
Current Status of the Outage
At 4:47 PM ET, Hemlin provided a follow-up update confirming that progress is being made and service is starting to be restored. He acknowledged the inconvenience caused to customers and reiterated their commitment to resolve the situation.
- Many users are reporting devices in SOS mode.
- The outage is affecting users' data, voice, and text services.
- FCC is investigating the cause and extent of the disruptions.
For ongoing updates, please check Verizon's official communications.
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