Updated 5.04pm - Added Melita statement
Melita services to customers in the northern part of Malta have been restored, after damage to a fibre cable caused the company's internet, telephone and TV services to be disrupted earlier today.
The affected areas included Xemxija, Żebbiegħ, Mellieħa, Mġarr, Bidnija and Gozo.
The company said the cable was damaged by an independent contractor working for a third party in St Paul’s Bay.
"Technical teams worked as fast as possible to repair the damages," Melita said in a statement. "Customers should now have their services restored."