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Verizon outage hits West Texas after fiber cut leaves thousands in SOS-only mode
ABILENE, Texas — Verizon customers across West Texas were left without reliable cell service Tuesday after a fiber cut disrupted the network.
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Thousands of users in Abilene, San Angelo, Amarillo, Midland and Odessa reported their phones were stuck in “SOS only” mode, leaving them unable to make calls, send texts or access data.
Verizon confirmed the outage in a post on X and said engineers were working to restore service as quickly as possible.
Outage reports peaked around 5 p.m., with customers still affected late Tuesday.
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Verizon has not provided a timeline for full repairs, but said customers can check its network status page for updates.