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Fiber cuts related to vandalism causes Verizon outage

Headline from KYMA Yuma

Fiber cuts related to vandalism disrupted service for Verizon users whose phones were stuck on SOS mode Sunday, the company told its customers in a notice.

KYMA Yuma's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Fiber cuts from vandalism leads to disruption in Verizon service for SoCal customers (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    FILE – A Verizon retail location

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Fiber line vandalism causes Verizon outages across Southern California (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Verizon customers across Southern California were experiencing service outages Sunday after multiple fiber lines were vandalized, the company said. The damage was affecting some wireless and internet customers in Los Angeles and other parts of the region, according to a Verizon spokesperson.

  3. Foxla

    Verizon outage: Fiber cuts linked to possible vandalism disrupt service in Southern California (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Some Verizon users across the country are reporting outage and cell signal issues. According to Downdetector, a site that tracks outage reports, more than 12,000 users on Sunday afternoon reported problems with Verizon.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Vandalized fiber lines cause Verizon service outage for thousands of SoCal customers (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Verizon said vandals cut multiple fiber lines, causing a service interruption for some mobile and internet customers across SoCal.

  5. KTLA Los Angeles

    Verizon service restored after vandalism to fiber line caused widespread outages across Southern California (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Internet service was restored for Verizon customers Sunday night after an act of vandalism caused outages across Southern California, the company said. The alleged vandalism damaged fiber lines, affecting wireless internet service in the greater Los Angeles area.

  6. KYMA Yuma

    Fiber cuts related to vandalism causes Verizon outage (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Fiber cuts related to vandalism disrupted service for Verizon users whose phones were stuck on SOS mode Sunday, the company told its customers in a notice.