Massive Verizon Fios Outage Disrupts Millions on East Coast

A widespread internet outage affected Verizon Fios customers from Philadelphia to Richmond early Tuesday morning.

The outage began shortly after midnight, impacting millions of Verizon Fios users across the Northeast and parts of the East Coast.
Reports of the disruption spanned a 300-mile area, including major cities like New York, Washington, and Baltimore.
Downdetector recorded over 50,000 outage reports at the peak of the incident, which subsided to a few hundred by early morning.
Verizon acknowledged the issue, attributing it to either an outage or network maintenance, and promised updates as they worked on repairs.
Most complaints were related to internet service, with some users experiencing total blackout or TV streaming issues.