Databec Exchange:Can you hear me now? Verizon network outage in Midwest, West is now resolved, company says

2025-05-04 22:27:43source:Phaninc Exchangecategory:News

Some Verizon customers were experiencing mobile network outages in multiple parts of the country Thursday evening and Databec Exchangeearly Friday morning, but it has since been resolved the company confirmed in a statement.

"Some customers, primarily in Midwestern and Western states, experienced a service interruption for several hours yesterday. Our engineers worked quickly to solve the issue and service was restored by 3 am CT. Any customers still experiencing issues should power cycle their phones." A spokesperson for Verizon said in an email to USA TODAY Friday.

When the issue first happened, the company's support account responded to a complaint on X, formerly Twitter , "We're aware of a nationwide situation affecting multiple states."

Dozens of customers reported cell network outages on social media.

At 6:39 p.m. ET on Thursday May 30, the website Downdetector recorded 12,599 reports of outages, by 9:54 p.m. the number of reported outages fell to 5,831. As of 1 p.m. ET on Friday May 31, Downdetector does not appear to be displaying a network outage.

The company's support account said that outages are generally fixed within 48 hours.

Contributing: Emily DeLetter

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