More information here: ==== Verizon customers in Henry County have experienced a service outage since just after 3 p.m., and a member of the company's tech team told the Orion Gazette that Verizon has no estimate of the time service will be restored. The Verizon representative said a switch failed in Rockford, with the failure affecting 93 cell towers in the state. Most of Illinois may be without Verizon service. http://www.cambridgechron.com/news/x329771147/Verizon-service-goes-down ==== -----Original Message----- From: outages-bounces@outages.org [mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org] On Behalf Of Frank Bulk Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:34 PM To: outages@outages.org Subject: [outages] Outage in Rockford, IL area affecting Verizon A third-party notified us that around 3:03 pm Central there was an outage in the Rockford, IL area affecting Verizon. Verizon suspects it's a fiber cut, but Verizon hasn't confirmed that. Frank _______________________________________________ Outages mailing list Outages@outages.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages