A widespread outage has impacted service for tens of thousands of Verizon customers across the U.S. on Wednesday.

The government agency has launched an investigation into the incident, with one focus on whether customers were unable to reach 911 in emergencies.

If you see "SOS" or "SOS only" in your iPhone's status bar, your device is not connected to your carrier network, according to Apple. Your phone will attempt to route any emergency calls through other ...

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday, prompting responses from emergency management teams in New York City and D.C.

Verizon Wireless is suffering a massive outage in the US, with customers reporting their phones stuck in SOS mode with no ...

Many devices displayed an 'SOS' signal instead of usual cellular bars during the outage that impacted millions of Americans.

Verizon Communications said Thursday that customers who were affected by Wednesday's cell service outage can redeem a $20 ...

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a significant outage affecting thousands of users, with many phones stuck in 'SOS' mode, and engineers are working to identify and solve the issue.

Tens of thousands of people — more than 170,000 at one point — across the United States reported issues using Verizon Wednesday. Verizon said it was aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data ...

The major Verizon outage on Jan. 14, 2026 should serve as a pivotal moment for anyone who relies on cellular ...

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