A nationwide phone network has shut down in Spain just weeks after blackouts brought chaosand heavy financial damage to the country.

Emergency services in a number of regions had to provide new telephone numbers for those in need, after phone lines collapsed following network upgrades by Telefonica.

Landline telephones were the worst affected but all voice services by Telefonica appear to have been affected to some extent, according to reports in Spanish media.

A Telefónica spokesperson said: “We have done some network upgrade work which has affected some companies' fixed communication services (voice and internet).
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