Verizon experienced a cellphone service outage affecting several thousand customers across major US cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston on Saturday afternoon starting around 3:30 p.m. ET. The outage impacted voice services and also affected customers of other carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, whose calls could not get through. Verizon advised affected users to restart their devices but did not disclose the cause of the disruption. The company is working to resolve the issue and restore full service.
The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%, but early CPI-W data suggest the 2027 COLA raise may be smaller due to cooling inflation. Meanwhile, living costs continue rising, outpacing the COLA increase. To counter this, invest...
VoIP-Pal.com Inc. received court approval to file an amended antitrust complaint against major carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, focusing on alleged exclusion of independent Wi-Fi calling providers. The amended complaint will concentrate on Sherm...
In response to the wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, Verizon is waiving all domestic call, text, and data charges for its consumer and small business customers until August 31, 2026. This relief effort aims to help affected residents stay conn...
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