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OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has told telecom companies to reach agreements within 60 days on emergency roaming, assisting each other during outages and a communication protocol to better inform Canadians and authorities during emergencies.

Champagne made the announcement on Twitter today after a meeting with executives of the major telecom companies, following the massive Rogers Communications outage late last week.

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