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Isle of Wight internet outage for BT EE customers in Newport

Sky Broadband issues on the Isle of Wight. <i>(Image: Canva)</i>
Sky Broadband issues on the Isle of Wight. (Image: Canva)
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A number of households in Newport on the Isle of Wight are growing increasingly frustrated after a fourth day with no internet connection.

Residents were without broadband over Christmas and say they have been given little explanation or update from their service provider.

Outages were first reported on Christmas Eve and have been ongoing since.

EE/BT/Outreach customers are affected, and there are also reports of issues with Sky and Plusnet broadband.

It's understood Castle Road, Melbourne Street, West View and South View in Newport are among the areas hit.

BT's online status checker says engineers are aware of an issue and working on a fix.

One resident, on Clarendon Place, was given an estimated fix time of 3.06am on Christmas Day, but they were later told staff do not work Bank Holidays and they would have to wait until Monday (December 29).

One person said: "I know it's Christmas and people are on holiday and places are closed but to be told Outreach are aware of the problem and dealing with it, when they are clearly not..."

Another said: "This is now day four with no explanation as to why or any update from providers.

"Some people rely on broadband for work."

Updated 12.01pm

An Openreach spokesperson said: “We detected a problem with one of our green roadside cabinets that provides broadband to homes in the Newport area.

"A safety device which monitors electrical circuits inside the cabinet is faulty, which meant the power to the cabinet had to be switched off for safety reasons.

"Our engineers are currently working to replace it so power can be restored as soon as possible.”

Updated 3.36pm

Residents have told the County Press that the issue has been fixed and their internet has bene restored.

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