Reports Of Major Verizon Outage In OKC Metro

<p>A Verizon Wireless outage was reported in the OKC metro, Thursday morning. </p>

Thursday, August 23rd 2018, 9:53 am

By: News 9

Reports Of Major Verizon Outage In OKC Metro

A Verizon Wireless outage was reported Thursday morning in the Oklahoma City metro.

Several customers reported issues with cellular and internet services. This is the second time in recent months that a major outage was reported in the network.

OKC Metro Verizon tech problems causing issues with cell phones, tablets and laptops in the metro. 4G LTE wifi coverage issues. pic.twitter.com/5tV6FGSD2G
— TTN Oklahoma City (@TotalTrafficOKC) August 23, 2018

A short time later, a Verizon spokeswoman said the outage had been resolved.

Verizon issued the following statement on Thursday during the outage.

"We are aware of a service interruption affecting Oklahoma City. Our engineers are working to resolve the issue quickly."

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A short time later, a Verizon spokeswoman said the outage had been resolved.

Verizon issued the following statement on Thursday during the outage.

"We are aware of a service interruption affecting Oklahoma City. Our engineers are working to resolve the issue quickly."

Stay with News9.com or your News 9 app for more information as it becomes available.

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A Verizon Wireless outage was reported in the OKC metro, Thursday morning.

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