Verizon outage on April 29 106d 20h disruption
Apr 29, 10:53 AM → Aug 14, 07:00 AM · 106d 20h · medium
A Verizon service disruption was detected on April 29, 2026, due to an elevated volume of user reports. The incident, which primarily affected localized areas, was resolved on August 14, 2026.
Impact
Users reported a range of issues, with the most frequent being slow/unresponsive service and ISP outages. The disruption was primarily localized, with reports concentrated in the United States, particularly affecting Fios customers in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, NY. Some users in these areas experienced internet outages lasting over 24 hours. A total of 237 user reports were received during the incident, indicating a medium severity impact.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive152
- ISP outage85
Most affected regions
- United States12
- United Kingdom4
Incident timeline
- Apr 29, 10:53 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- May 1, 09:00 PM
Peak of 12 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- Aug 14, 07:00 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- Apr 29, 10:53 AM
Verizon status page acknowledged the incident.
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