Verizon appears to be facing a major outage that's caused customers to lose cellular access, preventing them from making phone calls, texting, or receiving internet data. The problem began around noon EST when user reports of the disruption began surging on Downdetector.com. User reports have since soared to over 235,373. Verizon is already working on a fix, although the cause remains unclear. “We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience,” the company told us. The outage has been hitting Verizon customers across the US, particularly in the Chicago, New York, and Seattle areas. Downdetector has rated the disruption as “very high,” noting the majority of users, at 61%, are experiencing mobile phone troubles, including no signal. #outage #verizon #technews #connectivity #cellularconnectivity 📸: Credit: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images