{"id":57649,"date":"2025-08-30T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57649"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:44:05","slug":"is-verizon-down-customers-report-widespread-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/08\/30\/is-verizon-down-customers-report-widespread-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Verizon down? Customers report widespread outages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verizon customers are experiencing an outage, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/verizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downdetector<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"404549\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #404549;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Verizon.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57650 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What we know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the website, the outage started to peak on Saturday afternoon. Outages have been mostly concentrated in the northeast corridor of the U.S. and other parts of the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are aware of a&nbsp;software&nbsp;issue impacting&nbsp;wireless service&nbsp;for some customers,&#8221; the company said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. &#8220;Our engineers are engaged, and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We know how much people rely on Verizon and apologize for any inconvenience. We appreciate your patience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What you can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verizon is directing customers to its &#8220;Check Network Status&#8221; page for the latest updates on service availability in their area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Source:&nbsp;The information in this story comes from outage reports collected by Downdetector, which showed a spike in disruptions Saturday afternoon, as well as an official statement from Verizon provided to FOX Television Stations. This story was reported from Los Angeles.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verizon customers are experiencing an outage, according to&nbsp;Downdetector.&nbsp; What we know: According to the website, the outage started to peak on Saturday afternoon. 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