The House of Commons standing committee on Industry and Technology also met Friday to discuss whether it will undertake a full a study on the Rogers outage, a special meeting convening during the summer parliamentary break. Story continuesEdward Rogers, chairman of Rogers Communications Inc., in Gatineau, Quebec. “Nothing changes the profitability of a telecom company faster than the stroke of a pen in Ottawa,” he said. Among the issues concerning authorities in the wake of last week’s widespread network outage is Rogers’ role in facilitating 911 calls and emergency alerts. “As an initial step, comprehensive information is required in order for the Commission and Canadians to understand what happened leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of this national service outage.

Source: National Post July 16, 2022 11:50 UTC