Verizon Services Restored in Park County, WY, After Outage

Verizon Services Impacted in Park County, Wyoming

Many Verizon customers in Park County, Wyoming experienced an outage on Friday, August 12, 2023. The outage affected both landline and mobile phone service.

According to Verizon, the outage was caused by a fiber cut near Cody, Wyoming. Crews were dispatched to repair the cut, and service was restored by Saturday afternoon.

Park County Residents Impacted by Verizon Outage

The outage caused significant disruption for Park County residents. Many people were unable to make or receive phone calls, and some businesses were forced to close.

The outage also affected 911 service in some areas. Park County Sheriff's Office advised residents to use a landline or call 911 from a cell phone outside of the affected area if they needed to reach emergency services.

Verizon Apologizes for Outage

Verizon has apologized for the outage and said that it is working to prevent similar outages in the future.

The company has offered a credit to affected customers for the time that their service was out.