A massive Bell (TSX: BCE) internet outage is currently occurring across all of Ontario right now, with thousands of reports flowing in to Down Detector reporting the event. The issue appears to be widespread, with the company even experiencing their support line being offline as a result of the outage.
Bell has only made a brief comment on the matter, stating that “some customers in Ontario and Quebec may be experiencing an Internet service interruption.” The company has indicating it is working to restore service, with no further details provided on the matter as of yet.
This is a developing story.
Some customers in Ontario and Quebec may be experiencing an Internet service interruption. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
— Bell Support (@Bell_Support) May 21, 2025
Massive Bell internet outage happening across all of Ontario right now. pic.twitter.com/NSrkKYI7yt
— Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@ryangerritsen) May 21, 2025
🚨 Major Bell Canada outage unfolding nationwide.
— Harneet Singh (@theharneetsingh) May 21, 2025
No official statement from @Bell yet. pic.twitter.com/0GRxji5sX2
Bell Canada’s entire system appears to be down.
— Darshan Maharaja (@TheophanesRex) May 21, 2025
Can’t reach them by phone, browser or the app.
After a similar outage at Rogers, there was talk of providing redundancy via linking their networks. Has that happened?
Anyone know when service is expected to be restored?
Bell internet and phone is down all over the place. The Ajax public library is pumpin' with work from home folks. pic.twitter.com/n4wvcGEWzj
— SmallCapSteve (@smallcapsteve) May 21, 2025
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