AT&T, Verizon Outages Slam SoCal Customers

LOS ANGELES, CA — Customers of AT&T and Verizon had issues making and taking phone calls on Tuesday, according to both communications companies.

Users reported on DownDetector that the outages started at about 10 a.m. nationwide and were experienced in the great Los Angeles metropolitan area, covering Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Other parts of the country were hardest hit by the outages, according to Verizon. A notice from Verizon said the network was operating normally, but "some customers, primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, are experiencing issues when calling or texting with customers served by another carrier."

A statement from AT&T confirmed the outage and said customers reported having issues with calls between carriers, primarily between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The reports peaked at about 2 p.m. and have slowly decreased since.

The cause of the outages is unknown according to officials at AT&T and Verizon.

Last week, Verizon customers were without service for several hours in several states, including California. Customers reported having problems with their cell service and were unable to make phone calls.