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We’ve all experienced the difficulty of shopping for a new phone plan. Even shoppers going inside the store might have trouble understanding what they’re signing up for and how much

Now the government is requiring wireless companies to put labels on their phone plans.

Verizon is already using the labels ahead of the FCC’s April 10th deadline.

Service to all Verizon customers was restored Tuesday afternoon after an excavation crew accidentally cut fiber optic cables for cell sites Monday night, causing widespread service outages in Hampton Roads, according to a company spokesperson.

The Verizon outages in Erie are due to a fiber cut. A spokesperson for the company said Verizon is unsure when services will be fully restored.

Verizon Wireless recently announced that it would invest an additional $149 million to upgrade its cell towers and connections in Florida. That investment is on top of $1 billion the company previously announced it was spending to expand its network in the state.

Verizon customers from across the Peach State are reporting outages Monday afternoon, leaving them unable to make calls, texts or use data.

Fast internet is more important than ever, thanks to streaming, video chatting, and working from home. Especially if you're the tech guy and it's your wife that keeps telling you that speeds are cutting out in her office.

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