"No network protocols running"

[tytower]

Occasionally I get the message below when trying to connect with a USB modem to my ISP

What is this telling me ?
Is my ISP not providing the service at the time or is this something not running on my machine which should be ?

Anyone know?

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IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "No network protocols running"]
sent [LCP TermReq id=0x3 "No network protocols running"]
Connection terminated.

Sending break to the modem

PDP context detached
Script /etc/ppp/peers/gprs-disconnect-chatmm finished (pid 9984), status = 0x0
Serial link disconnected.
Modem hangup
Exit status is 0
DISCONNECTED

Press ENTER to quit
Press r ENTER to reconnect/try again

[tytower]

After a long period of use I suspect this is to do with the Optus mobile telephone tower equipment. It may be its busy or full or down for some unknowable reason