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Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in D.C. and New York City

January 14, 2026

Verizon is currently experiencing a widespread outage affecting cellular data and voice services, which began around noon ET. The company is actively working to resolve the issue as users report losing service, with many devices showing no signal or displaying 'SOS'.

Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in D.C. and New York City

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Key Highlights

Outage impacts Verizon's cellular data and voice services.
Started around 12:00 p. m. ET on January 14, 2026.
Verizon has over 146 million customers affected.
Company engineers are working to identify and resolve the issue.
Users are reporting no service or 'SOS' on their devices.

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Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in D.C. and New York City

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Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in D.C. and New York City

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