Major mobile network suffers massive outage in Spain weeks after electricity blackout
Emergency services in a number of regions have had to provide alternative telephone numbers after network upgrades by Telefonica appears to have caused the failure.
Landline telephones have been the worst affected, according to reports in Spain.
"We have carried out some network upgrades that have affected specific services at some companies. We are working to resolve this," a Telefónica spokesperson said.
Regions including Aragón, Extremadura, the Basque Country and the Valencia area all suffered impacts on their emergency service line, warning residents that they will not be able to get through on the usual 112 number
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