Verizon outage reported across Mississippi, in more states. What we know

Can you hear me now? If your Verizon phone stopped working in Mississippi, you’re definitely not alone.

Customers all over the U.S. are reporting technical difficulties making and getting phone calls. Multiple cellphone service providers were hit on Wednesday, but Verizon is reporting the most widespread issues. (It’s the largest wireless provider in the country, with 146.1 million connections.)

Here’s what we know so far about the outage, what Verizon says is happening and when it could be fixed.

Is Verizon down in Mississippi?

According to Downdetector, more than 150,000 people across the nation have reported outages. The map shows swaths of reports from Mississippi are mostly in the northern part of the state and along the Gulf Coast at this time.

Customers in several other major cities have reported outages including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Downdetector showed other providers had outages on Wednesday, too, with at least 1,600 on T-Mobile and more than 1,700 on AT&T.

What does the Verizon outage look like?

Those affected are saying their phones can’t get a signal, showing no bars of service or “SOS.”

What caused Verizon outage?

Verizon released a statement midday Wednesday saying they are aware of the issue and their engineers are working to solve the issue. They gave no details on the cause of the outage.

How long will Verizon outage last?

A time/day for when the outages will be resolved has not been released yet. Stay tuned for further updates as they are provided.

Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse, Mike Snider

Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.

Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with USA TODAY Network. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.