**UPDATE (6AM)** -- Verizon service may be coming back for customers in Charlotte and Lee counties.
There was an outage that started Thursday night that did impact calling 911 from your cell phone.
However, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says they've tested their 911 line using a Verizon phone, and found it back working.
Repairs for others could take several hours.
(Original story below)
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Verizon outages are being reported across the Cape Coral area.
#VerizonOutage If you have an emergency, please use a landline to call in, or other cell service. You can also switch your cell phone to WiFi calling (under advanced calling menu) if your home WiFi is another service, such as Comcast.
— Charlotte Sheriff (@CCSOFLSheriff) April 13, 2018
Mobile internet, mobile phone and landline internet services have all been reported.
Law enforcement agencies recommend callers to use a land line if possible.Verizon says it is aware of the outage and technicians are working to fix the problem.
