Millions of people on the East Coast faced Verizon Fios internet outages early Tuesday morning
According to Downdetector, the issues began surfacing early Tuesday morning (local time).
The heat map of the United States indicates that users primarily reported problems in Boston, New York, and Washington.
The affected area extended about 300 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Richmond, Virginia.
Ninety percent of the complaints were related to internet services, 9 percent were classified as “total blackout,” and 1 percent impacted TV streaming.
Verizon’s wireless network is one of the largest in the United States, covering 70 per cent of the country with its LTE network.
Verizon Fios is a fiber-optic internet, TV and phone service provided by the company.
Is Verizon Down in Your Area? How to Check
The map of the Verizon Fios outage and reported issues from Downdetector highlights the areas in the US currently affected by the outage.
Downdetector only flags an incident when the volume of problem reports exceeds the usual levels for that time of day.
Users briefly noted that Verizon’s support page was down, but it seems to be operational again. If you’re facing an outage, you can check there for updates and tips on how to resolve the issue.
Verizon Users registered their complaints on X (formerly Twitter)
“This verizon internet outage seems unusual. Annoying also,”a user wrote.
“Huge internet outage for Verizon happening overnight. It’s already been out over two hours,” said nother.
“Verizon has all of us night owls and insomniacs in a tizzy because there’s an apparent outage, nationwide. It’s definitely here in DC, MD, and I believe Virginia,” commented one user.
Responding to one of the users, Verizon said, “There is either an outage or network maintenance impacting your area. We don’t have full details just yet.
“Our apologies for any inconvenience this is causing. We’re trying to get all the information from our network team so we can provide you all an update.”
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