Fidium Fiber Internet Goes Down Across New England
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Many people in Maine had no internet on Wednesday. The internet company is called Fidium Fiber. It gives internet to homes using special cables.
A website called Downdetector tracks internet problems. It said thousands of people had no internet. This is called an outage.
The problem was not only in Maine. Other states in New England also had no internet. New England is a part of the United States.
People could not use the internet at home. This can be a big problem. People need internet for work and school.
It is not clear why the internet stopped working. Fidium Fiber has not said what caused the problem yet.
Vocabulary5 words
- internet
- a system that connects computers around the world
- Fidium Fiber
- a company that gives internet service to homes
- Downdetector
- a website that shows when services stop working
- outage
- a time when something stops working
- New England
- a group of states in the northeast of the USA
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fidium Fiber 2. Maine and other New England states 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Many people in Maine had no _____ on Wednesday.
The internet company is called Fidium _____.
A website called _____ tracks internet problems.
It said thousands of people had no internet. This is called an _____.
The problem was not only in Maine. Other states in _____ also had no internet.
People could not use the internet at _____.
People need internet for work and _____.
It is not clear why the internet stopped _____.
Fidium Fiber has not said what caused the _____ yet.
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