India, Jan. 15 -- Verizon admitted a disruption in its mobile service on Wednesday and stated that efforts are underway to rectify the problem.

This disruption is impacting the eastern United States. Downdetector, a service that monitors outages, noted a significant increase in outage reports nationwide after noon ET on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of submissions from various regions. Areas experiencing reported outages include New York City, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, and Dallas.

In a statement, Verizon said that it was "aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how...