DrNo!
Striker
INC2011209 - Broadband and Talk problems in the North East of England. You might not be able to get online or make/receive calls at the moment due to a problem in your local area. Engineers remain on site and are working hard to resolve this fault as quickly as possible. We apologise for the continued inconvenience but due to the extensive damage, repairs are taking longer than anticipated and will continue late into the night. We're sorry for the continued inconvenience. Last update at 17:00
I'd love to know what the 'extensive damange' is .