Bell says services fully restored after widespread outage hit Ontario, Quebec
- A widespread internet outage affected some Bell Canada customers on Wednesday morning, mostly in Ontario and Quebec, and Bell confirmed the disruption shortly before 10 a.m.
- Since 2023, the CRTC has required all service providers to alert the regulator within two hours after becoming aware of significant outages.
- Bell Canada acknowledged the outage on social media and said it is working to restore services as quickly as possible, though no timeline for resolution is available.
- The outage confirmation came shortly before 10 a.m., following the CRTC's two-hour notification rule, and reports indicate some customers may experience ongoing internet disruptions.
- The outage caused service interruptions for some customers in Ontario and Quebec and highlights ongoing challenges in maintaining internet reliability in these regions.
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