Minister Directs Telecoms to Reach Agreement on Assisting Each Other During Outages

Minister Directs Telecoms to Reach Agreement on Assisting Each Other During Outages
The Rogers Communications Inc. sign at the company's headquarters in Toronto on April 25, 2012. The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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OTTAWA—Canada’s industry minister has directed the country’s major telecom companies to reach agreements on emergency roaming, assisting each other during outages and a communication protocol to better inform Canadians during emergencies.

François-Philippe Champagne also said that Canada’s broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, will investigate the recent massive Rogers Communications outage.