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).
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a non-profit representing consumers’ interests in telecommunications among other services, said it has sent a letter to the CRTC demanding an inquiry into the nationwide internet outage….