Canadians’ anger over Rogers outage may complicate its merger hopes

Canadians’ anger over Rogers outage may complicate its merger hopes

TORONTO — Rogers Communications complicated its chances of getting antitrust approval for a C$20 billion telecom merger after Friday’s massive outage highlighted the perils of Canada’s effective telecom monopoly and sparked a backlash against its industry dominance. The Rogers network outage disrupted nearly every aspect of daily life…

Millions of Canadians experienced unexplained cell and internet outages, which also caused problems for travelers and The Weeknd

Millions of Canadians experienced unexplained cell and internet outages, which also caused problems for travelers and The Weeknd

A massive outage on Friday disrupted Rogers’ networks across Canada, forcing customers to find alternative ways to get cell and internet service…