Atlantic Canada internet restored after outages hit Bell Aliant
Confirmation that service was back up and running came around 10 a.m. NT
Bell Aliant says it has restored Fibre OP internet service in Atlantic Canada, after many people in the region woke up Wednesday morning to discover widespread outages.
Confirmation that the service was back up and running came around 10 a.m. NT.
Bell Aliant had earlier told CBC News that there were outages affecting some FibreOP customers in Atlantic Canada. The company said it was working to "restore service as quickly as possible."
Several people contacted CBC Newfoundland and Labrador throughout the morning to say their Bell Aliant internet service wasn't functioning, and social media posts from around Atlantic Canada suggested there was an issue.
The website canadianoutages.com, which flags areas experiencing service problems, showed widespread outages over the Avalon Peninsula and across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNL">@CBCNL</a> I have been up since 5:30am and no internet. After 30min on hold with bell aliant told issue would be resolved before 8am. Not yet
—@MarkFaheyNL<a href="https://twitter.com/Bell_Aliant">@Bell_Aliant</a> what's happening with Internet in Atlantic Canada? ??
—@ColinVatersDue to some external Internet service concerns, Kinderstart/Kindergarten registration will be delayed for the Eastern region to 9am Thursday
—@NLESDCA<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNL">@CBCNL</a> down in St Philips too. Bell Aliant told me they were working on it but no estimated time to fix it
—@Robbparsons1<a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyGermain">@AnthonyGermain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Clarenvillehigh">@Clarenvillehigh</a> No <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FiberOP?src=hash">#FiberOP</a> internet this morning. Called BELL-> Atlantic Canada Wide outage <a href="https://t.co/BTeNmJ0CEO">pic.twitter.com/BTeNmJ0CEO</a>
—@MrBrodyMorrison<a href="https://twitter.com/Bell">@Bell</a> fix my internet! I've reset my router, unplugged it and now it reset my wifi name and it won't load anything!
—@carsonmaillet<a href="https://twitter.com/Bell_Aliant">@Bell_Aliant</a> Any internet issues in St. John's? Modem ISP status Disconnected, no IP, since 5 am, and phone support is too busy to answer
—@NLSwitchPlates<a href="https://twitter.com/Bell">@Bell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Bell_Support">@Bell_Support</a> Been trying to call for internet support but all lines are busy. Is there a technical issue in St. John's?
—@kayler