Internet woes for hundreds of homeworkers as Scots report issues with major broadband provider
Thousands of people across the UK saw a slow start to their Monday mornings as they reported issues with a major broadband provider.
Reports online suggest people in the UK's main cities have been experiencing problems with TalkTalk.
According to website DownDetector, problems appeared to arise just after 11am on Monday.
A statement from the service read: "Our engineers are working hard to get everything back up and running as quickly as possible.
"Thank you for your patience and we apologise for any inconvenience caused."
TalkTalk advise that anyone experiencing issues with broadband should log into their account online to perform a health check on their connection.
They say you can:
- Run quick tests to check your internet connection
- Find out if any incidents are affecting services in your local area
- Receive text updates on service impacting incidents
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