Verizon outage hits West Texas after fiber cut leaves thousands in SOS-only mode

ABILENE, Texas — Verizon customers across West Texas were left without reliable cell service Tuesday after a fiber cut disrupted the network.

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Thousands of users in Abilene, San Angelo, Amarillo, Midland and Odessa reported their phones were stuck in “SOS only” mode, leaving them unable to make calls, send texts or access data…

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