BT and Virgin Media internet down in Portsmouth and Hampshire

BT and Virgin Media customers have also been hit with internet outages across the area.
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 5th Mar 2020, 11:16 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2020, 11:16 BST
BT and Virgin Media customers have been hit by outages. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA WireBT and Virgin Media customers have been hit by outages. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
BT and Virgin Media customers have been hit by outages. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Sky broadband and talk are down in Portsmouth and the surrounding towns following an issue with a ‘fibre-cable break’.

Now customers of other companies are also reporting outages, according to down detector.

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The website shows that BT customers have been hit in Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester.

Virgin Media customers in Southampton and the surrounding areas have also been hit by outages.

On Twitter the company wrote: ‘We are aware of an issue affecting services for customers in Southampton and some surrounding areas. We are working to fix the issue as quickly as possible.’

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