Verizon, AT&T Outages Throughout the DC Region

Widespread outages in the Verizon and AT&T networks are causing problems for mobile and home customers throughout the region. 

AT&T spokeswoman Kate MacKinnon issued this statement Saturday afternoon:

“Due to damaging storms that have knocked out power across the Midwest and Northeast regions of the country, some AT&T customers in impacted areas in Virginia and Washington D.C. may be experiencing issues with wireless service.

AT&T technicians across the affected areas are mobilized and currently working to resolve the issues, including the deployment of generators and repairing storm-damaged facilities.

We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers and will continue to closely monitor and help coordinate the recovery efforts through our Global Network Operations Center."

From Verizon spokesman Harry J. Mitchell:

"The severe storms that hit the Washington metropolitan area Friday night – and the resulting power outages that have affected much of the region – have also affected services for some Verizon customers. Our operations teams currently are assessing the impact and are working to restore service as quickly as possible."