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BT (British Telecom) Outage Report

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BT (British Telecom) offers broadband internet, home phone and television service. Internet connections are available through ADSL or BT Infinity branded fibre technology. BT Mobile operates as a MVNO using the EE network. BT Mobile mostly serves professional clients.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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BT (British Telecom) Outage Chart 01/20/2026 00:40

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BT (British Telecom) outages have been causing frustration for many of the company's customers. These outages, which have been reported in various parts of the country, have resulted in a loss of service access for many users.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by BT (British Telecom) users through our website.

  1. Internet (65%)

    Internet (65%)

  2. Wi-fi (16%)

    Wi-fi (16%)

  3. Total Blackout (7%)

    Total Blackout (7%)

  4. E-mail (7%)

    E-mail (7%)

  5. Phone (5%)

    Phone (5%)

  6. TV (1%)

    TV (1%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent BT (British Telecom) outage reports came from the following cities: Bedford, London, Ipswich, Liverpool, Luton, Tadworth, Uxbridge, Hackney, Seaforth, Huddersfield, Bristol, Crawley, Croydon, Birmingham and Ferndale.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomBatley E-mail
United KingdomBedford Internet
United KingdomLondon Internet
United KingdomIpswich Internet
United KingdomLiverpool Internet
United KingdomLuton Internet
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BT (British Telecom) Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • WOLVES2058 DK (@WOLVES2058) reported from Blackpool, England

    @btsport I thought sky sports were bad. but wow waiting here for europa draw just to history on players who are drawing *****

  • tweetsfromben Ben Isaacs 🚨NFLhistorybook.com🚨 (@tweetsfromben) reported from Bromley, England

    @JackHumphreyKM @espnplayer @ESPNUK @btsport When Boise wins by 20 tomorrow I’m blocking you and deleting these tweets so my awful prediction technically doesn’t exist

  • Palmer2Sally Sally (@Palmer2Sally) reported from Tamworth District, England

    @spandanglin @bt_uk @MoneyTelegraph Sounds just like what they’ve done to me shocking I’m going on holiday next week all my boarding passes and all details are in my emails they are shocking and so rude when you speak to them

  • ChrisWatt4 Chris Watt (@ChrisWatt4) reported from Harrogate, England

    @bt_uk When digging up roads, sort your traffic management! Yr hopeless temp traffic lights at Pool in Wharfdale, Yorks today turned a 5 min drive into a 45 min crawl making me late for my best friend's funeral where I was supposed to read. Never using BT services again! #angry

  • Serian_G Serian Ganesh (@Serian_G) reported from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

    Uncle offered new hub from @bt_uk turned up four days late. So after taking a day off work last week(self employed) for an engineer, there was a no show. Rebooked again for today & guess what. Another no show. Case manager supposed to ring back. Guess what, no call #poor @WhichUK

  • RobVary Rob ‘Mr Vee’ Vary (@RobVary) reported from Camberwell, England

    @bt_uk I’ve had issues with my broadband dropping out for over 6 months . Had several engineer visit . Issue still resolved . Conflicting reports . Last engineer said it was the router and said I will receive a new one . 2 weeks later still not received anything. 😔

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    @VadodaraAirport @handyman_neil @ActCarers @joanner54749017 @theprot38758918 @omraj_jeetun @JamesFo06955151 @lulinspector @PamelaT26910857 @TheDevonStg @WeeksKimD @whartonski @dryducks @AmulesDays @ParkinRal @FoziaSpeaksOut @Hughhbw @injusticeseeker @Summ35211578Ian @jackregouk @GoodCopDown @Yellowbikergirl @ict22 @WB_UK @wb_officeUK @coe @itvpeston @NickFerrariLBC @theSNP @UKLabour @LibDems @ourkidz3 @CommonsHomeAffs @Ofcom @LittleJanhere @VanessaBeeley @21WIRE @Partisangirl @BBCWorld @LBC @womensaid There is no one inthe world can deny that I havebeen seriously wronged I could subpoena all the personnel who gaveme false information I don’t think @bt_uk Group would want this really bad publicly I have proven my case I have 2 discredited board members involved in misleading me

  • sellseebill David Webber (@sellseebill) reported from Selsey, England

    @BTSport @EE Well I will never move from Sky to you Allthe trouble we have tryingto obtain youis so frustrating going to cancel my EE subscription with you and might. Move to another supplier Reason to many streams well what do you expect when. It Man U Extremely disappointed

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    Will @bt_uk Group Legal Dept DM me to what are your intensions in this long running case I need the compensation due You set out to destroy me I trusted you with 2 business lines both let me down both not fit for purpose both cloned by your dismissed BT man not prosecuted @WB_UK

  • Scott1984FP Scott1984FP (@Scott1984FP) reported from Bedford, England

    Hi @BT_Uk @BTCare Since Cancelling My @HulloMail , For Both Phone Numbers, It Hasn't Diverted Back To: #BTMobile / #EE @EE Answering Voice Mail Numbers Or Settings, Once Cancelled/End Of Dial It Say Number Not In Use, Despite I Get All Text Messages & Phone Calls, HELP PLS

  • carpediememmie Emmie (@carpediememmie) reported from Hathern, England

    @bt_uk Well they weren't and now we have to cancel our plans tomorrow..

  • MilaGriebel Mila Griebel (@MilaGriebel) reported from Camden Town, England

    @bt_uk so for the second time in 3 week we have no land line. Unable to talk to some one as first cut off and now just ringing . How long is it going to take to fix it this time and how long until it happens again. It's totally your fault and you have hung up again 3 times

  • SkyBlueJay Jay Stuart (@SkyBlueJay) reported from Coventry, England

    Seems like the @BTCare scammers are out again. Phone call claiming to be from my service provider and when I question how he got my details he hung up!

  • Zarghum Zarghum hassan (@Zarghum) reported from Ilford, England

    @btsport my phone app is not working who can help

  • woz1967 Essex THFC Woz1882 & JAGS Fan (@woz1967) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    @BTCare your broadband service is a joke. I've had days where my MBPS has been 0.37 then in the evening 12.08 MBPS then 2 hours later 2.58. As soon as I can I'm leaving this contract s it's certainly not what I signed up for.

  • mwarn73 Martin Warner (@mwarn73) reported from Poplar, England

    @bt_uk It has Aisling, that doesn’t make it good customer service, that just delays my order by another 2 weeks.

  • Palmer2Sally Sally (@Palmer2Sally) reported from Tamworth District, England

    @bt_uk @MoneyTelegraph so a week later and still no emails 3rd promise of a call back and still waiting to be on hold for over an hour to speak to an incompetent advisor shocking customer service enough is enough

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    Nobody has come forward at @bt_uk or @btbusinesscare the address hasn’t come up officially No wonder you dismissed your CEO & Director of Governance both involved in denying me a proper hearing I want to know how & why #Freemasons were allowed to hijack my service in Neston #Marr

  • sellseebill David Webber (@sellseebill) reported from Selsey, England

    @BTSport @EE Well I will never move from Sky to you Allthe trouble we have tryingto obtain youis so frustrating going to cancel my EE subscription with you and might. Move to another supplier Reason to many streams well what do you expect when. It Man U Extremely disappointed

  • mwarn73 Martin Warner (@mwarn73) reported from Poplar, England

    @bt_uk you are, without doubt, the most antiquated company there is. I would challenge anyone to come up with a company that is less customer centric than you.

  • CLKhull Connor Sasse (@CLKhull) reported from Hessle, England

    @bt_uk why is BT sport so expensive for us in Hull, not our fault you wont provide a telephone or Internet service in the hull area.

  • Dewijones97 Dewi Wyn Jones (@Dewijones97) reported from Caernarfon, Wales

    Terrible customer service from @bt_uk today

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    Certain Towns are hot spots with #Freemasons ruling every section of activity If U are non-Mason don’t set up business in a hot spot town You will never make an income U will be ruined Here in Neston we have 3 Lodge meeting week Yes @bt_uk isn’t BT here anymore I know ruined #GMB

  • ScottPearson10 Scott Pearson (@ScottPearson10) reported from Doncaster, England

    @swfcsc It’s defo them that’s caused it along with @btsport paying stupid money for rights to watch it also fans that pay over the odds regardless what they charge ...footballers on stupid wages needs capping at the top I mean paying people 10-30 grand a week should be very top wage !

  • Msx1234Michael michael (@Msx1234Michael) reported from Mossley, England

    @BTCare Have they fixed the problem in my aera has the bt app says there is problems in my aera

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    @jackregouk @bt_uk @cheshirepolice @justinmadders @Ofcom @cpsuk I believe this dismissed exBT man caused further distress to me by interfering with my £1.50 per min premium line @KCOMhome Group somy service gave me very low monthly returns not recognised in the industry at the time The intention was there we can only attribute my claim to him

  • Fargoan Bruce Cook (@Fargoan) reported from Balfron, Scotland

    @btbusinesscare this has been a total disruption to my business. Costing me money and clients everyday. I can’t believe you are unable (or unwilling) to escalate this issue. I will see it through but could NEVER see myself recommending BT to anyone again.

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    @bt_uk @btbusinesscare Thank U Tasha this case should be forwarded to your legal Dept I was one ofthe leading advisors in the country before you all conspired to make my life non existent in Neston Could you send my tweets to the right Dept I see now why none of U at #BTGroup never recognised my plight

  • gold123win reg morris (@gold123win) reported from Neston, England

    @jackregouk @bt_uk @cheshirepolice @justinmadders @Ofcom Yes the exBT man responsible for cloning my 2 business lines &giving further stress to another family member in Neston with 0.6Mb with 3 providers+ 6-10 days late 1571 message service Yes hewas dismissed by BT Group yet never prosecuted reason to save BT compensation to me @cpsuk

  • carriemunky79 Carrie Munky (@carriemunky79) reported from Newmilns, Scotland

    @chriskonrath @bt_uk Randomly I'm with @SSE for my internet now and had no issues.