Bell outage disrupts internet in Ontario and Quebec as users flood reports
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 10:22 am
A widespread Bell Canada internet outage has left between 100,000 and 360,000 customers in Ontario and Quebec in the lurch. With service interruptions prompting a frantic restoration effort and a cascade of outage alerts, frustrated users are left contemplating just how reliable our digital lifelines really are.
Nearly 140,000 Bell users across the country said they had experienced issues connecting to the internet or accessing their account at the peak of the outage just after 9:30 a.m.
Bell Canada outage ‘fully resolved’ after widespread disruption CP24
Some users already back online
Le géant des télécommunications assure qu’il cherche à rétablir le service le plus rapidement possible.
An internet outage has left some Bell Canada customers across Ontario and Quebec without service on Wednesday morning. “Some customers in Ontario and Quebec may be experiencing an Internet service interruption. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible,” the company said in a post on…
More than 100,000 people in Canada have reported having issues with their internet provided by Bell, with the company's support website also appearing to be down.
More than 130,000 users report issues accessing Bell Canada services: Downdetector CP24
More than 360,000 customers began reporting a potential outage around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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