NEW: At least 175,000 Verizon customers across the nation experienced a service outage, according to service disruption tracker Downdetector. Many Verizon customers said on social media that their phones showed "SOS" in place of network bars. In a statement, Verizon said their "engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly." Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/AursKo | ABC News

Verizon said its engineers Wednesday were working to identify and solve a nationwide outage to its wireless data and voice services. According to the tracking website Downdetector, more than 180,000 users reported outages at one point from Seattle to Atlanta to Boston. Many users reported showing zero bars on their phone or SOS, which indicates no connection accepts to make emergency calls. However, New York emergency officials said the outage even affected some users trying to call 911. | PBS N