Chorus of Demands for More Competition in Canada’s Telecom Industry After Rogers Outage

Chorus of Demands for More Competition in Canada’s Telecom Industry After Rogers Outage
A man stands outside a locked Rogers wireless store in Toronto amid a country wide outage of the telecommunication company's services, Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Critics and members of the opposition are calling for an investigation into the July 8 Rogers outage, as the telecom service provider scrambles to restore internet and phone services to millions of affected Canadians.

The outage that occurred in the early morning of July 8 has caused problems connecting to 911 in Toronto and Winnipeg, as well as issues related to businesses, banking systems, government services, and even the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).