Verizon wireless service is down for a broad swath of the country, including at least parts of Californi a, on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to the website downdetector.com.

The outage appears to mainly be impacting the East Coast, according to a map on the website. However, the company also reports outages in Palm Springs and other areas of California.

"We are aware of a software issue impacting wireless service for some customers," the company said on its website. "Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue."

There was no timeline for when service may be restored.

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