Widespread Internet Outages Hit Northeast U.S.
Verizon said it was working on the problem hurting Fios service “throughout the Northeast corridor” and that some service had already been restored.
- Published 26 January 2021
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Internet users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread outages Tuesday. In an emailed statement 90 minutes after the outage was first reported, Verizon said it was working on the problem hurting Fios service “throughout the Northeast corridor” and that some service had already been restored. The telecom giant had reported a cut fiber in Brooklyn via Twitter, although it’s not clear if that issue was responsible for the outage. Verizon didn’t give any estimate in…