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Bell Canada Restores Services After Outage Affects 130,000

5/22/2025

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After a significant outage on Wednesday morning, Bell Canada successfully restored internet and mobile services by 11 a.m. ET, bringing relief to over 130,000 customers in Ontario and Quebec. The disruption, stemming from a router update rather than a cyberattack, prompted Bell to review the incident to enhance future reliability. Customers are advised to reboot their modems if problems continue.

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After a significant outage on Wednesday morning, Bell Canada successfully restored internet and mobile services by 11 a.m. ET, bringing relief to over 130,000 customers in Ontario and Quebec. The disruption, stemming from a router update rather than a cyberattack, prompted Bell to review the incident to enhance future reliability. Customers are advised to reboot their modems if problems continue.