The January 14, 2026 “Verizon Outage” Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Broadcasters By Gary Nadler The major Verizon outage on January 14, 2026 should serve as a pivotal moment for anyone who relies on cellular connectivity—whether Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or others—to move voice and data across their networks. This discussion is aimed primarily at the broadcast industry, which has increasingly leaned on these networks for critical communication in Electronic News Gathering (ENG).