Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S.

Verizon Communications (VZ.N) said on Thursday it is offering a $20 credit to hundreds of thousands of customers impacted by its 10-hour outage on Wednesday that the U.S. wireless company said was cau...

The outage prevented some Verizon users from making 911 calls, and officials in New York and Washington advised affected customers to use other wireless providers or landline phones to make emergency ...