The outages affected customers of one of the country's largest telecommunications companies. Some local police services said customers were unable to call 911.
By Vjosa Isai - July 8, 2022
TORONTO - An outage on Friday at Rogers, one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, caused significant internet, cable and cellphone disruptions, mostly in Ontario and Quebec, the country's most populous provinces.
The outage affected emergency services and some police services, including law enforcement agencies in Toronto and Ottawa, which were warning that some Rogers customers may not be able to connect to 911 calls. Banking services and internet access are also affected.