If your phone is on SOS (and you can see this), yes, Verizon is having a major outage across the U.S.
Fortune •
Outage tracker Downdetector showed that Verizon customers began to report issues with their service around noon E.T.
Verizon Outage Affects Tens of Thousands of Users, Tracking Site Shows
The New York Times - Business •
Verizon outage hits users across US
Business Insider •
