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Coverage dated September 29, 2024

Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage

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Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of people. Data from outage tracker DownDetector

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of people. Data from outage tracker DownDetector

  2. New York Post

    Thousands of Verizon users report service outage as phones are stuck in SOS mode (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Verizon users across the country reported service issues Monday morning as the network experienced a potential outage.

  3. The Jamestown Sun

    Update: More than 60,000 reports filed as Verizon's mobile network goes down for thousands in US (opens The Jamestown Sun)

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    The Jamestown Sun's feed description

    The outages — which began at around 8:30 a.m. CST — were reported from locations including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, Downdetector said

  4. Fox32 Chicago

    Is Verizon down? Users reports phone, text outage as company confirms 'issue' (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Verizon tells FOX they are working to fix an "issue" as users across the country report phones stuck in SOS mode, unable to make calls or send text messages amid an apparent outage.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Verizon outage affects customers in Los Angeles and other parts of U.S. (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Verizon customers were reporting outages Monday morning in Los Angeles and across the United States with some users reporting their phone in IOS mode.

  6. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Verizon service outage: Some users unable to send messages, place calls; company working on issue (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Is Verizon down? Some users are reporting an outage today; the company said it's working on an issue leaving some phones in "SOS" mode.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Verizon outages reported across Chicago, other multiple other cities (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    More than 20,000 Verizon outages nationwide were reported by the site Down Detector Monday morning, with hundreds of outages reported in Chicago.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Verizon’s mobile network down for tens of thousands in U.S. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Tens of thousands of Verizon users reported outages for the wireless carrier’s services across the U.S. today, with Chicago and Indianapolis among the hardest-hit cities and some iPhone users stuck in “SOS” mode.

  9. CBS News

    Verizon customers report widespread outages, with mobile phones limited to SOS mode (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service was down in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode.

  10. Washington Times

    Verizon service outage affects customers across U.S. (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday.

  11. ZDNet

    Is Verizon down for you? Massive outage puts phones in SOS mode across the US (opens ZDNet)

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    ZDNet's feed description

    Customers are reporting no access to calls, texts, or wireless data. Here's what Verizon has to say so far.

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Verizon outage impacting thousands of customers in Minnesota and nationally (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Thousands of Verizon customers have not been able to use their mobile phones to make calls after the carrier confirmed an outage.

  13. Duluth News Tribune

    Verizon's mobile network down for thousands of users in US (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The outages — which began at around 8:30 a.m. CST — were reported from locations including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, Downdetector said

  14. KYMA Yuma

    Verizon Wireless customers report outage (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Verizon Wireless customers across the country reported outages Monday morning, including the Desert Southwest.

  15. FOX Business

    Verizon outage: Wireless carrier is aware of ‘issue impacting service’ as thousands of users report problems (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Verizon says it is "aware of an issue impacting service for some customers" as tens of thousands are reporting network issues across the U.S.

  16. Breitbart News

    'SOS Mode:' Nationwide Verizon Cell Outage Impacts Millions of Americans (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Verizon suffered a nationwide outage on Monday morning, leaving millions of customers across the U.S. in SOS mode, unable to send and receive calls or text messages all morning and afternoon — with no end in sight for those still impacted.

  17. KVIA El Paso

    Major outage: Verizon confirms it’s working to restore service after widespread complaints (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Verizon has confirmed an outage affecting some of its mobile phone customers that sparked a flurry of complaints on social media about disruptions to calls, texts and their ability to access the internet.

  18. Engadget

    Verizon confirms a network outage is affecting mobile customers across the US (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Verizon says it's working to resolve an outage that's affecting cellular customers across the US.

  19. NBC News

    Verizon acknowledges technical issue amid wave of outage reports (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Verizon acknowledged its network was experiencing a technical issue amid hundreds of thousands of reports indicating users were unable to access their mobile phone services Monday.

  20. Digital Trends

    There's a big Verizon outage right now. Here's what you need to know (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, you may be experiencing service issues, including ones affecting data, phone calls, and text messages.

  21. Green Field Reporter

    Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m.

  22. UPI

    Verizon outage affecting over 100,000 customers (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Tens of thousands of people across the United States reported problems with Verizon Monday, with many unable to make or receive calls on the wireless network.

  23. MyNorthwest

    Nationwide Verizon outage impacting customers in the Seattle area (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Over 100,000 Verizon users across the country reported a service outage Monday morning, including some in the Seattle area.

  24. Grand Forks Herald

    Update: More than 60,000 reports filed as Verizon's mobile network goes down for thousands of US users (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Grand Forks Herald's feed description

    The outages — which began at around 8:30 a.m. CST — were reported from locations including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, Downdetector said

  25. NBC Chicago

    Verizon issues statement after thousands of outages reported across Chicago area, nationwide (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Verizon's statement came as the number of reported outages nationwide spiked to more than 105,000, according to the website Downdetector.

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