Verizon, Downdetector and service outage
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Thousands report issues with Verizon services. Discover the details of the recent outage affecting mobile connections.
Telecom operator Verizon Communications' network was down for tens of thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Verizon said it was aware of the issue and that its engineers are working to identify and solve it.
A Verizon outage on Wednesday affected over 170,000 users across the US, Downdetector data showed. In a statement, about 10 hours after phones started going into SOS mode, the company said that the issues were resolved. However, the carrier did not specify what caused the disruptions.