"We are working quickly to identify and solve the issue," the carrier says.
Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday.
More than 100,000 Verizon users lost access to mobile services Monday (Sept. 30). The wireless carrier said it was aware of the issue, per a report by NBC News, marking the latest in a series of mass technical outages this year.
Verizon Communications (VZ) struck a $3.3 billion lease agreement with Vertical Bridge, the largest private owner and operator of broadband towers in the country.
Verizon has acknowledged a widespread service outage affecting wireless customers Monday in several big markets. “We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers,” the telco said in a statement. “Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.
"We are working quickly to identify and solve the issue," the carrier says.
The number of cases peaked at more than 100,000 Monday morning, according to the website Downdetector. Users complained of being unable to make calls or send texts.
Users can tell when their iPhone is in SOS mode because the bars in the top right corner of their screen will disappear and be replaced with “SOS.”
Verizon Communications' network was down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
More than 95,000 cases of Verizon outages were reported across the country, according to the website Downdetector.
Verizon's stock was rising toward a two-year high Monday, after the telecommunications company announced deal valued at $3.3 billion to lease out its wireless-communications towers.
Verizon Communications is in advanced talks to sell thousands of mobile phone towers to digital infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.