“When there is a significant outage in the nation, I don’t believe the minister should be attempting to contact the CEO of a telecoms company. Service may not be restored for all impacted consumers under the agreement. Champagne touts the deal as a method to maintain Canadians’ and businesses’ access to vital networks during outages, but an industry expert claims that won’t be possible during significant breakdowns. He said the new Canadian agreement essentially replicates a plan announced by the Federal Communication Commission on July 6 — two days before the Rogers outage. Champagne described the new binding agreement as merely the “first step” in Ottawa’s plans to improve reliability and accountability in the industry.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2022 04:56 UTC