Widespread broadband outage hits multiple UK providers in early morning
Hundreds of customers across the United Kingdom reported loss of internet service from several major providers early Thursday morning.
Early Thursday morning, a monitoring website flagged a significant broadband failure affecting numerous UK internet providers. Reports started at about 1.20 am, showing 271 BT customers, over 230 Sky users and 212 EE subscribers without service. The outage list also includes Virgin Media, Plusnet, TalkTalk, 3 and Vodafone, suggesting a broad technical issue. Hundreds of users have logged problems, prompting a live coverage page to track the situation. No official cause has been announced yet, and providers are expected to issue updates as the situation evolves.
Why it matters
A large-scale internet outage disrupts communication, work and daily life for many UK residents.
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