Verizon Data Outage Fixed
NEW YORK (
) -- The
Verizon
(VZ) - Get Report
data outage has been fixed, with Verizon "don't call it an outage" having restored wireless data service after it suffered a software-related problem in its switches Wednesday.
The problem affected wireless customers east of the Mississippi for a few hours early Wednesday, says a Verizon rep. But the issue was resolved at 8:15 a.m. EST, the rep said.
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Users reported lost data connections and troubles with Web downloads on mobile devices including
Research In Motion
(RIMM)
BlackBerries and
Motorola
(MOT)
.
The search term
quickly rose to the top 10 in Google searches early Wednesday.
The glitch comes as consumers, industry players and federal regulators examine the effects of
, including mobile data, and the potential constraints of current networks.
AT&T
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has had persistent complaints from
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
iPhone users over network quality, an issue that seems to be as much an
as it is a network shortcoming.
And
RIM has suffered repeated service troubles
in recent months, a situation perceived to be more severe thanks to the increased use of BlackBerry devices.
Verizon shares were down 8 cents to $29.18 in early trading Wednesday.
-- Written by Scott Moritz in New York.
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