There is a widespread cell service and land line outage across the Maritimes.
Starting around 10:30 this morning, cell service abruptly vanished for many customers of what appears to be several providers although primarily Bell.
Bell Aliant says internet service may also be affected.
It is investigating and working to restore service.
Telus reports a cut cable is to blame for this outage.
Via @TELUS Cable Cut The Root Cause Of This Massive Outage Affecting Bell Aliant/Telus In Atlantic Canada #Moncton #MonctonNews #NB #NBNews pic.twitter.com/UesiDHB1CN
— Dave Heintzman (@daveheintzman) August 4, 2017
The City of Moncton says its municipal services are not affected by the Bell outage and 911 services are still available for all customers on the Bell network including Telus, Virgin and Koodo.
Users of Telus, Virgin and Koodo, which share cell towers with Bell, also appear to be affected.
We are also hearing reports that bank machines are down if they use the Bell Aliant network.
That includes the Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank locations on Main street.
Walmart, Superstore (Main Street) and Sobey’s Vaughan Harvey are all open and their debit/credit machines are working.
The Shopper’s Drug Mart in CF Champlain is accepting credit, but their debit service is down.
You are recommended to check in advance with any stores to see if their credit/debit system is working.
We’re aware of an issue impacting our services and are currently investigating to restore. Thank you for your patience.
— Bell Aliant (@Bell_Aliant) August 4, 2017
Update: We’re still investigating the issue affecting mobility customers in the East. For updates visit https://t.co/1QFOFTEfpT
— TELUS Support (@TELUSsupport) August 4, 2017
A cellular system outage is affecting some phone carrier service in our area – if you need to contact 911 you need to use a landline.
— City of Dieppe (@CityofDieppe) August 4, 2017
2/2 We require all on-duty crews to immediately return to your station. Monitor your tablets from the station for calls. #EHSOutageAug417
— EHS (@EHS_NS) August 4, 2017
NB-EMO is aware of the current phone outages. We are working with Bell to assess the situation.
— NB-EMO / OMU-NB (@NBEMO_OMUNB) August 4, 2017
