# Verizon suffers another outage, this time after fiber cables were cut by vandals

> Verizon suffers another outage, this time after fiber cables were cut by vandals Aug 9, 2026 — 11:17 PM ET - Verizon says vandals cut multiple fiber cables in Southern California, resulting in disrupted mobile and…

- **Source:** [Android Authority](https://www.androidauthority.com/verizon-outage-southern-california-fiber-cables-cut-by-vandals-3696177/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a796c41f82d360ae0c5dbae)
- **Published:** 2026-08-10
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #verizon #cables #fiber #vandals #another #outage #suffers #services
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