LOS ANGELES - Verizon customers across the U.S., but especially along the West Coast, reported problems with their phone service Friday morning. The company now says vandals in Southern California were to blame.

What we know:

Reports of problems began coming in to DownDetector around 5:30 a.m. PT. Users were self-reporting issues with mobile phone service as well as 5G home internet.

At that time, Verizon's network status website revealed at least some problems. A morning check of multiple addresses across the U.S. – from Florida to California – returned the message, "There is a known issue, and we're working on a solution."

By about 9 a.m., a Verizon spokesman confirmed the company was working on a fix and reports of new issues seemed to be slowing.

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