Source: NBC News
“Verizon said on Wednesday that its wireless service was suffering an outage impacting cellular data and voice services. The nation’s largest wireless carrier said that its ‘engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly.’ Verizon’s statement came after a swath of social media comments directed at Verizon, with users saying that their mobile devices were showing no bars of service or ‘SOS,’ indicating a lack of connection. Verizon, which has more than 146 million customers, appears to have started experiencing services issues around 12:00 p.m. ET, according to comments on social media site X. … In Washington, D.C., the District’s official emergency notification system sent out a message to residents saying that the Verizon outage was ‘nationwide.’ … New York City’s Office of Emergency Management also said it was aware of the outage without mentioning Verizon by name.” (01/14/26)
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/verizon-outage-new-york-washington-rcna254050