Telegram has stopped working for many on the Movistar Network

For a few days numerous users of the Movistar fiber network are having Difficulties to access Telegramthe popular messaging application. The problem began on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, with images and videos that did not carry. The next day he began to stop working interrupted for some users, and on Friday, January 31, there are those who I didn’t even connect them to the app.

In this thread of the Official Community of Movistar Some of the complaints of the users are collected.

The problem is reduced only to Movistar fiberand affects some operators who use their fiber network, such as O2. If you connect from any operator with your own network or do not use the Movistar network such as Vodafone, Euskaltel, Orange, Digi, Jazztel, Euskaltel among others, the app works perfectly and with total normality. This makes us totally discard a problem in the app itself.

We have also proven that From the Movistar mobile network the Telegram service does work properly In the same regions where the problem is, so the problem is only in the fiber.

Besides, Not all Movistar users are affectedso surely the problem depends on the region in which you are.

There is the possibility that it has been A deliberate blockit is well known that many Telegram channels offer ways to enjoy audiovisual content protected by copyright, content that Movistar offers paying subscriptions. After all Telegram was already about to be fully blocked in Spain for this reason. However, it is unlikely that Movistar has done such a thing deliberately because it would be like shooting in the foot. Most likely it will be An involuntary block from some of the nodes or peering centers that distribute fiber for different regions.

We have tried to contact Movistar in case they would like to get some information about it and clarify the reasons for what is happening, but we have not received an answer.

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Updated at 22:20: Some affected users indicate that Telegram already works again from Movistar. It is possible that it has already been solved.