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Major Communications Network In Canada Offline For The Entire Day Impacting Millions

 

Financial Times/Reuters: Rogers network outage hits millions of Canadians, drawing outrage  

TORONTO/OTTAWA — A major network outage at one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators shut banking, transport and government access for millions on Friday, drawing outrage from customers and adding to criticism over Rogers Telecommunications’ industry dominance. 

Nearly every facet of life was disrupted. Canadians who typically work from home crowded into cafes and public libraries that still offered internet access and hovered outside hotels to catch a signal. 

Canada’s border services agency said its mobile app for incoming travelers was affected. Retailers’ cashless pay systems went down, while banks reported issues with ATM services.  

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WNU Editor: For those who are new to this blog, I live in Canada. 

I keep two cell phones, and one of them is with Roger's (It is the only Roger's product that I have). It is still offline at 21:00 EST. 

It has definitely been an eye-opening day seeing how many people and businesses are dependent on their smart-phones and the internet. 

Still no news from Roger's on what caused this massive blackout.

On a personal note. Since the start of the Russia - Ukraine war I have prepared myself for the worse when it comes to posting information on WNU. 

My internet service is with two other providers (in case one goes down I still have the other). In case the entire internet system in Canada goes down, I have a satellite link up at my chalet. My back-up electricity system is with a propane generator and a 12.5k Wh EcoFlow solar generator system. 

Major Communications Network In Canada Offline For The Entire Day Impacting Millions  

Rogers wireless services 'starting to recover,' company says -- CTV News  

Rogers services starting to return after daylong outage left millions offline -- CBC News  

Rogers says wireless services ‘starting to recover’ as mass outage drags on -- Global News  

Canadians distressed as Rogers outage leaves customers stranded -- CTV News 

Banks, Payments Hit as Rogers Suffers Major Network Failure in Canada -- Financial Post



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