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No wifi or phone in Latina: another outage due to construction that could last days
Madrid is once again facing a problem that directly affects daily life. Thousands of residents in Latina have lost internet and landline service after another fibre cut caused by construction on Paseo de Extremadura. The outage is making remote work, communication, and home entertainment difficult.
The issue mainly affects customers of Movistar y O2, though there are also cases with other providers. The service went down on Monday afternoon and, hours later, many households were still disconnected with no clear estimate for when it would be fixed.
The cause is once again the underground works on the A-5. During the construction, key cables appear to have been damaged, leading to a disconnection that has already happened several times in recent months in this same area. The uncertainty is growing because this is not an isolated incident. Some residents say they have experienced similar outages up to seven times recently, with interruptions sometimes lasting several days. Each new breakdown is becoming a bigger problem.
The lack of clear information is adding to the frustration. As the works continue, many residents feel that the impact on their daily lives is not being managed well, especially when a connection is essential for work or study.
This case shows how urban transformation also comes with immediate costs. In neighbourhoods like Latina, modernisation goes hand in hand with outages and disruptions that affect the basic functioning of the city.