BC cell service issues, 911 operators urge use of landline
A landslide north of Boston Bar, B.C., is responsible for the widespread phone service disruptions being experienced around the province, according to Bell.
CTV News reports the phone company said in a statement Sunday that a landslide near the small community of North Bend, B.C., had damaged a third-party fibre line. The damage was affecting calling for Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile customers in the province.
Data, text messaging and calls to 911 were not affected, but some customers were experiencing disruptions to landline call.
In its own statement, Rogers also blamed landslides affecting a fibre line for disruptions to LTE data service on Saturday. Some customers also experienced intermittent disruptions to 3G data, the company said. Those issues had been resolved Sunday, the company said.
Bell said it had crews on scene working to restore service, but could not provide an estimated time for restoration.
