Telefónica breakdown leaves Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Ogassa without phone or internet

The incident, caused by a fiber cut between Ripoll and the town, has lasted over 24 hours due to heavy snowfall in the Ripollès region.

Cut or damaged fiber optic cable in a snowy environment, symbolizing the lack of service.
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Cut or damaged fiber optic cable in a snowy environment, symbolizing the lack of service.

The municipalities of Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Ogassa, located in the Ripollès region, have suffered a phone and internet service outage since Saturday morning due to a Telefónica breakdown.

The fault, located in a fiber cut between Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Ripoll, has left both Telefónica customers and those of other operators using its network without service. The incident began on Saturday morning, and repairs have been hampered by the heavy snowfall that has affected the area.

"It is incomprehensible that they have been without service for so many hours, and the excuse cannot be the bad weather because it snowed yesterday, but today the weather is fine."

Ramon Roqué · Mayor of Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Mayor Ramon Roqué criticized the company's slow response in resolving these fiber cuts, warning that the lack of connectivity severely affects both local businesses and elderly residents who rely on internet-connected telecare systems.