Massive Verizon Outage Across US Could Be Affecting 2 Million (Live Updates)

Verizon says it's working to restore service. But if your Verizon device still shows "SOS" instead of service bars, you're affected by today's outage.

Verizon is experiencing a major outage on Wednesday, with more than 2 million customers reportedly unable to use their devices.

In a comment to CNET, Verizon confirmed the interruption, stating, "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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The outage caused phones to become stuck in SOS mode. Although the outage is slowly beginning to resolve, with some users getting service back on their phones, others are claiming ...