Orange Network Crippled by Tech Hitch

Last night, mobile phone operator Orange managed to cripple services to its network. Reports state that just before 6pm, access in and out of the Orange network was severely disrupted. To make matters worse, calls to Orange Customer Service numbers where also plagued with problems. I can confirm, from first hand experience, as I was in the middle of trying to modify my tariff at the time. Calls to customer service were either dropped instantly, met with a message informing the user that the line was busy, or a nondescript beeping loop. Orange have made a statement on the issue claiming the problems were due to a technical bork in one of the areas managed by one of its network partners