Thousands of cell phone users reported a service outage on Wednesday morning, and the issue appears to be affecting a wide array of providers.

Verizon phones across the US have had trouble connecting since about noon Eastern, Verizon says it’s aware of the issue.

Verizon has confirmed its wireless network is experiencing an "issue" as reports of outages flooded in on Wednesday, Jan. 14, leaving tens of thousands of customers stuck with their phones stuck in "SOS" mode.

Verizon said on Wednesday that its wireless service was suffering an outage impacting cellular data and voice services

Nearly 200,000 users reported their service being disrupted on Wednesday, according to Downdetector, with reports flooding in around noon. A majority of the issues were reported to be related to mobile phone connectivity, at 61%, followed by users having no signal, at 35%, and mobile internet disruptions, at 4%.

The outage is affecting the eastern United States. Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike nationwide in outages after noon ET Wednesday, with tens of thousands of reports from across the country. Locations with reported outages include New York City, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte and Dallas.