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Participants unable to join

JGBPS
Newcomer
Newcomer

My participants can´t join the meeting. It says "waiting for host to start the meeting". I have started it. What am I doing wrong? 

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RN
Community Moderator | Employee
Community Moderator | Employee

Hey @JGBPS, we had an issue earlier that has been resolved for meetings! You can check out this conversation https://community.zoom.com/t5/Meetings/not-able-to-start-meeting/td-p/4293. Also, check out our Zoom Service Status page and Subscribe to Updates to never miss another Zoom Operational Status

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