India, Oct. 10 -- On Monday afternoon, October 6, Verizon users in Grand County, Colorado, first began experiencing widespread disruptions to mobile and internet services. The outage lasted until Tuesday evening, leaving many residents without connectivity for over 24 hours.

A Verizon spokesperson, as per a Sky-Hi report, confirmed that the cause of the disruption was a cut fiber optic cable. Liz Geraldi, Senior communications manager for Verizon, was quoted as saying, "If these cables are cut, it can impact service for some customers."

Geraldi added that Verizon does not own the fiber in the Grand County area, hence "the timeline for restoring service depends on how quickly the third-party vendor can complete repairs".

The Grand Count...