Nationwide outage: Orange confirms disruptions to calls and SMS

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: France

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Nationwide outage: Orange confirms disruptions to calls and SMS

Orange confirmed a nationwide incident affecting its mobile network in France on Wednesday, without specifying its cause. The outage is significantly disrupting calls, SMS and mobile services for some customers. Downdetector recorded nearly 12,000 reports at 11:50 a.m. Orange had about 21.6 million mobile customers in France at the end of June.

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