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Spain Blackout: Phone, internet services affected weeks after nationwide electricity outage

  • Spain experienced a nationwide telecommunications outage on May 20, 2025, disrupting phone and internet services across major cities.
  • The outage resulted from a failed network upgrade by Telefonica and came weeks after an extensive power blackout affected Spain and Portugal in late April.
  • The disruption began near 2 a.m., causing total loss of landline and mobile signals for 72% of users, and also impacted emergency number 112 in regions including Aragón and Valencia.
  • A Telefonica spokesperson stated that efforts are underway to fix the issues, and certain impacted services, including emergency number 112, are now operational again.
  • Authorities have provided alternate emergency contact numbers, while Spain's Ministry for Digital Transformation is overseeing the incident closely and has requested detailed information and timelines to resolve the issue.
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Live Mint broke the news in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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