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Vodafone Restores Service Following Major Network Outage

Business customers in Frankfurt, Berlin and other cities can now claim up to 90 GB of free data under Vodafone’s GigaGarantie program

Overview

  • On July 28 at around 8 AM Vodafone logged about 1 000 reports of mobile, internet and landline disruptions, with business connections most affected across key German cities
  • By the morning of July 29 Vodafone confirmed that mobile, internet and fixed-line services had returned to normal and outage reports fell sharply
  • Through the GigaGarantie scheme affected users can receive up to 90 GB of complimentary data as compensation for the service interruption
  • German telecom regulations guarantee statutory compensation for prolonged outages and providers often extend interim fixes such as WiFi-calling and mobile hotspots
  • Real-time user reports on platforms like Allestörungen supported outage monitoring and offered customers advance notice of repair timelines