3 days ago · In Washington, D.C., the District’s official emergency notification system sent out a message to residents saying that the Verizon outage was “nationwide.”

3 days ago · Following a major service outage that left thousands of Verizon customers without the ability to call or text for hours on Wednesday, the nation's largest wireless carrier announced it will …

In Washington, D.C., the city’s official emergency notification system, AlertDC, sent a message to residents informing them of the “nationwide” Verizon outage.

3 days ago · The disruption also prompted emergency alerts in New York City and Washington, DC, warning that Verizon customers were having trouble reaching 911.

3 days ago · Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in Washington, New York City By Steve Kopack, 24 minutes ago

3 days ago · Verizon said the outage is affecting its wireless voice and data services. The emergency management offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City have issued alerts.

3 days ago · Emergency services in Washington D.C. and New York City had to issue public alerts warning residents that Verizon users couldn’t reach 911 through normal cellular channels.