Verizon offers customers $20 credit for widespread outage
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
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Details on Verizon cell phone outage
A widespread Verizon outage hit the U.S. on Wednesday, leaving thousands of customers without service. CBS News' Karen Hua has more.
Verizon cell phone outages reported across U.S.
More than 150,000 Verizon users across the country are experiencing outages. Verizon said, in part, "Our Engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly."
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AT&T customers report widespread outage
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