Major telecom outage impacting Americans traveling overseas
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report customers having trouble connecting abroad due to problems with a network partner
Sowmyanarayan Sampath: We at Verizon have finished our job
Verizon Consumer Group CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath says he feels very good about where the company is on 'The Claman Countdown.'
At the height of vacation season, many Americans overseas can’t reach their loved ones back home.
Multiple major U.S. telecom providers on Thursday reported customers traveling overseas were having connectivity problems due to issues with a third-party network partner.
Major U.S. mobile service providers on Thursday reported that customers traveling abroad are having connectivity problems. (iStock / iStock)
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all confirmed some users traveling internationally were having problems utilizing roaming services.
A person familiar told Reuters that telecom firm Syniverse, which works with international carriers to support roaming, was the third-party provider experiencing the trouble.
CALIFORNIA MAN SHARES ‘HORROR STORY’ OF AIRBNB BOOKING EXPERIENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Syniverse confirmed to the outlet that it was having ""intermittent connectivity issues" and was working with its network partners to remedy the problem. FOX Business has reached out to the company for an update.
Verizon on Thursday confirmed that 30% of its customers abroad were having connectivity issues due to issues at a network partner. (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via / Getty Images)
WORLD'S BEST AIRLINES IN 2024 RANKED
Verizon said 70% of its customers' calls and data connections were currently going through, while it worked to resolve the issue.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 41.12 | +0.02 | +0.05% |
| T | AT&T INC. | 18.68 | -0.14 | -0.74% |
| TMUS | T-MOBILE US INC. | 178.46 | -1.52 | -0.84% |
AT&T said its network was operating normally and some customers traveling overseas were experiencing disruptions "due to an issue outside the AT&T network."
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE
Reuters contributed to this report.