Rogers has called this “now restored for the vast majority of our customers” as of April 19 23:53 EDT (-0400). Total TTR was about 16 hours. CTO apology blames Ericsson: https://about.rogers.com/news-ideas/a-message-from-jorge-fernandes-chief-tec... -Rich Rich Lafferty rich@lafferty.ca / 647-377-1165 Toronto, Canada http://www.lafferty.ca On Apr 19, 2021, 1:55 PM -0400, Rich Lafferty <rich@lafferty.ca>, wrote:
Rogers Wireless (one of Canada’s big three-or-so phone providers) is experiencing a Canada-wide outage, starting around 08:00 Eastern time (-0400) and still ongoing as of now (13:52). Affecting calls, text and wireless data, and specifically 911 callbacks. Home/business wired internet is unaffected.
Timing is particularly bad as a couple of provinces have opened COVID vaccinations up to new age groups as of this week and pharmacies are relying on text and calls to notify availability.
Coverage:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/04/19/rogers-customers-experience-cana...
-Rich
Rich Lafferty rich@lafferty.ca / 647-377-1165 Toronto, Canada http://www.lafferty.ca