Major Verizon Outage Ongoing In Maryland

Verizon customers in parts of Maryland continue to experience disruptions to their wireless voice and data services on Wednesday afternoon. According to Downdetector, a website that collects user-submitted reports of outages, the Washington, D.C. metro area is among the areas most impacted by the Verizon outage.

Verizon acknowledged the issue publicly on Wednesday afternoon, posting a statement on X regarding the service disruption.

"We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers," Verizon said on the social media platform.

The company said its engineering teams were actively involved in addressing the problem.

In Maryland, the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management said the outage was resulting in potential service disruptions, including placing calls to the county’s 911 system.

"Montgomery County is actively coordinating with wireless providers as they work to quickly resolve this issue," the agency said.

The Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management also said it was monitoring the outage.

"As a result, some devices may be showing 'No Signal' or 'SOS' mode. The outage appears to be sporadic across the country, not any specific area," Anne Arundel County officials wrote.
An estimated time for service restoration has not been provided by Verizon. Emergency calls to 911 should remain functional."

Baltimore City officials also said they were aware of the outage, but didn't say if it was affecting emergency communications.

"If you can’t reach emergency services using a Verizon device, use another carrier, a landline, or go to a nearby police district or fire station," officials wrote.

Other U.S. cities where significant outages were reported include Philadelphia, New York City, Miami and Atlanta.

In a follow-up tweet, Verizon said: "Verizon engineering teams are continuing to address today's service interruptions. Our teams remain fully deployed and are focused on the issue. We understand the impact this has on your day and remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible."

This is a developing story and will be updated.