But the sources say that such a measure would not have prevented or resolved the massive Rogers network outage on Friday
The chief executives of Canada’s major telecoms are scheduled to take part in a group conference call with the federal Industry Minister on Monday afternoon to discuss potential new measures aimed at enhancing network reliability after a widespread outage shut down Rogers Communications Inc.’s wireless and internet services on Friday.
Rogers, BCE Inc., Telus Corp., Shaw Communications Inc., Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron Ltd., SaskTel and Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink have all been invited to participate in the call, the sources said. that left Rogers customers across the country without internet, wireless and home phone service, because the service disruption was the result of a malfunction in Rogers’ core network. Canadian wireless carriers already co-operate with one another during emergencies, the sources added.
Canada’s Commissioner of Competition is attempting to block the merger, arguing that it will result in higher prices and poorer service, particularly for wireless customers.
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