Verizon and other companies are experiencing outages and it is affecting cellphones around the country.Update at 4:12 p.m.Verizon posted the following message on X”Verizon’s team is on the ground actively working to fix today’s service issue that is impacting some customers. We know this is a huge inconvenience, and our top priority is to get you back online and connected as fast as possible. We appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this issue.”Update at 2:15 p.m.Verizon posted the following message on X”Verizon engineering teams are continuing to address today’s service interruptions. Our teams remain fully deployed and are focused on the issue. We understand the impact this has on your day and remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible.”Downdetector is also reporting issues with other companies including T-Mobile, AT&T, and US Cellular. Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike in Verizon outages around noon Wednesday. As of 12:30 p.m. there were 168,000 reports. Many users are reporting ‘SOS’ on their phones. Verizon said in a statement on X: “We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.”

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Verizon and other companies are experiencing outages and it is affecting cellphones around the country.

Update at 4:12 p.m.

Verizon posted the following message on X

“Verizon’s team is on the ground actively working to fix today’s service issue that is impacting some customers. We know this is a huge inconvenience, and our top priority is to get you back online and connected as fast as possible. We appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this issue.”

Update at 2:15 p.m.

Verizon posted the following message on X

“Verizon engineering teams are continuing to address today’s service interruptions. Our teams remain fully deployed and are focused on the issue. We understand the impact this has on your day and remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible.”

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Verizon engineering teams are continuing to address today’s service interruptions. Our teams remain fully deployed and are focused on the issue. We understand the impact this has on your day and remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible.

— Verizon News (@VerizonNews) January 14, 2026

Downdetector is also reporting issues with other companies including T-Mobile, AT&T, and US Cellular.

Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike in Verizon outages around noon Wednesday.

As of 12:30 p.m. there were 168,000 reports.

Many users are reporting ‘SOS’ on their phones.

Verizon said in a statement on X: “We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.”

This content is imported from Twitter.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.

— Verizon News (@VerizonNews) January 14, 2026