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Rogers network outage across Canada hits banks, businesses and consumers
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General view of the Rogers Building, quarters of Rogers Communications in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 22, 2021. /Reuters

General view of the Rogers Building, quarters of Rogers Communications in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 22, 2021. /Reuters

A major outage of Rogers Communications Inc's mobile and internet networks on Friday caused widespread disruptions across Canada, affecting banks and police emergency lines in the second major outage to hit one of the country's biggest telecom providers in 15 months.

Customers gathered at coffee shops and public libraries to access alternate networks, while financial institutions reported problems with everything from automated machines to cashless payment systems.

"We are currently experiencing an outage across our wireline and wireless networks and our technical teams are working hard to restore services as quickly as possible," Rogers said in a statement.

(With input from Reuters)

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