US hit by massive Internet outage

Comcast's Internet service, Xfinity, was recently facing outages across the United States. A user-generated outage map on DownDetector.com showed that it was down in large cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Boston

Comcast's Internet service, Xfinity, was recently facing outages across the United States. A user-generated outage map on DownDetector.com showed that it was down in large cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Boston.

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Confirming the reports in a tweet on its customer care account, Comcast wrote, 'Some customers are having issues with their XFINITY Internet service. We apologize & appreciate your patience while we work to fix.' Some customers are having issues with their XFINITY Internet service. We apologize & appreciate your patience while we work to fix.

Later, Comcast revealed that this wis an issue with an 'external network,' and that they were still investigating. As of 12:40pm Pacific, Comcast tweeted that the issues should now be fixed.

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