FCC investigates Verizon outage affecting thousands across US
Verizon’s network disruption, which affected cities like Chicago and Seattle, has been restored. The FCC is now investigating the outage’s cause.
Verizon has restored service following a network disruption that affected thousands of customers across the United States The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating the incident, which impacted cities such as Chicago and Seattle.
The outage began at around 9:30 a.m. ET, with over 105,000 reports at its peak, according to Downdetector. Areas like Minneapolis, Phoenix, Omaha, and Denver were among the hardest hit. Verizon apologised for the inconvenience, but did not disclose the cause of the disruption.
Some iPhone users experienced ‘SOS’ mode, a status indicating that while their devices were disconnected from Verizon’s network, emergency calls could still be made via other carriers. AT&T confirmed that it was not facing a similar outage despite related complaints.
Verizon’s outage coincided with the company’s announcement of a $3.3 billion deal with infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge, granting it rights to lease and manage over 6,000 mobile towers across the US.
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