WASHINGTON -- Verizon is making solid progress in restoring services to wireline and wireless customers affected by the June 29 storm that cut a swath from Virginia to New Jersey.

Verizon on Monday (July 2) resolved the remaining issues that affected calling to northern Virginia 911 centers in Fairfax and Prince William counties, and Manassas and Manassas Park, and all centers are fully operational. The company will continue to work with 911 center staff to ensure their needs are met.

Verizon Wireless Regional President Mike Maiorana said, "More than 99 percent of our cell sites are in service in the Washington, northern Virginia and Baltimore areas as of 8 a.m. today, meaning nearly all of our customers have wireless service. There are still a few isolated cell sites out of service across the region that we are working to restore as quickly as possible. The vast majority of Verizon Wireless customers were able to make calls and send texts and surf the Internet before, during and after the storm."

The widespread loss of commercial power has affected several hundred Verizon wireline facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, many of which continue to function on backup power. The company engineers its network with backup power to provide uninterrupted service in critical facilities such as switching offices and data centers.

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