Broadband Outage That Includes Verizon Prompts FCC to Look Into Problem

Verizon customers reported internet outages along the East Coast Tuesday, predominantly in the Northeast. Downdetector.com shows customers in the New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington areas most affected. Some took to Twitter to complain, prompting Verizon to respond that a fiber was cut in Brooklyn. Verizon didn't respond to our request for comment. An FCC spokesperson directed us to acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel's tweet that the Public Safety Bureau is "working to get to the bottom of what is going on."