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Zoom recovers from hours-long outage, says issues were likely due to local internet glitch

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/04/zoom.jpg"/><figcaption>The Zoom interface on an iPad. <em>Photo: Zoom&#x27;s Official Website</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Zoom Video Communications Inc said it had recovered from an outage where some users were unable to join meetings on the video-conferencing platform on Wednesday.</p><p>The company&#x27;s status page said all systems were operational.</p><p>Zoom said the glitch was likely due to a localized internet service issue.</p><p>The platform has seen a meteoric rise in users, thanks to remote work and online learning against the backdrop of stay-at-home orders.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/22/20/zoom-raises-encryption-level-with-upgraded-meeting-app">Zoom raises encryption level with upgraded meeting app</a></li></ul><p>Outage tracking website Downdetector.com showed nearly 2,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Zoom at its peak at 9 a.m. ET.</p><p>Separately, telecom operator Verizon Communication Inc&#x27;s internet services were also affected earlier, with nearly 5,400 users registering complaints at 10 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.</p><p>Verizon said it had since resolved the issue. </p><p>&quot;Earlier today there was an issue impacting internet routing for some of our customers. The issue has since been resolved,&quot; a spokesperson for the telecom operator said.</p><p>In January, thousands of users across the US East Coast faced widespread internet outage from providers including Verizon, which disrupted services offered by Google, Amazon, Zoom, Slack and other technology firms.</p><p>Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from a series of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outages might be affecting a larger number of users. </p><div><br/><strong>FROM OUR ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n4Avp4Z3Fm4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Zoom Video Communications Inc said it had recovered from an outage where some users were unable to join meetings on the video-conferencing platform on Wednesday.</p>

Zoom Video Communications Inc said it had recovered from an outage where some users were unable to join meetings on the video-conferencing platform on Wednesday.