There is currently no clear, confirmed time for when the Verizon outage will be fully over, and Verizon has not given a firm ETA for complete restoration yet.

What’s happening right now

  • Major Verizon wireless outages began on January 14, 2026, around midday Eastern Time, with phones going into SOS mode and large areas reporting loss of voice, text, and data.
  • Reports on outage-tracking sites spiked to well over 100,000–150,000 affected customers at the peak, indicating a widespread issue across multiple U.S. regions.

Is it getting better?

  • Reports of issues have started to drop from peak levels on outage trackers, which suggests that service is slowly returning for some users, though many are still experiencing problems.
  • Some devices briefly regain signal and then fall back to SOS or low bars, a pattern that usually means partial restoration work is in progress but not stable yet.

What Verizon has officially said

  • Verizon has acknowledged a “significant” issue affecting wireless voice and data and says engineering teams are actively working on it and “on the ground” to fix the problem.
  • So far, Verizon has not publicly shared the exact cause or a precise timeline for when the outage will be fully resolved; statements emphasize working “through the night” and fixing it “as fast as possible” rather than giving a deadline.

What you can do meanwhile

  • Try toggling airplane mode, rebooting your phone, or moving to a different area, as some pockets of coverage are coming back before others. (Results vary because the network is unstable during restoration.)
  • Use Wi‑Fi calling or messaging apps over a home or public Wi‑Fi network if available, since the outage primarily impacts cellular voice and data, not your separate internet provider’s connection.

Realistic expectations

  • Large carrier outages of this scale often take many hours to mostly resolve, with lingering issues in some markets even after the “all clear,” so it is safest to assume it may last at least through parts of the night in some areas.
  • Because Verizon has not committed to a specific end time, the most reliable signals that it is “over” will be: a clear update from the company, a sharp drop in outage reports, and your own device consistently showing normal bars and working calls/data again.

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