Major telecom outage impacting Americans traveling overseas
Posted on AllSides June 27th, 2024
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At the height of vacation season, many Americans overseas can’t reach their loved ones back home. Multiple major U.S. telecom providers on Thursday reported customers traveling overseas were having connectivity problems due to issues with a third-party network partner. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all confirmed some users traveling internationally were having problems utilizing roaming services. A person familiar told Reuters that telecom firm Syniverse, which works with international carriers to support roaming, was the third-party provider experiencing the trouble. Syniverse confirmed to the outlet that it was having ""intermittent connectivity...