By The Canadian Press

Rogers says wireless service fully restored after daylong nationwide outage

Apr 20, 2021 | 8:00 AM

Rogers Communications Inc. says wireless service has been restored after a massive nationwide outage left millions of customers without access to voice calls, texting and data services on Monday.

Chief technology officer Jorge Fernandes says in a statement on the company’s website that the root cause of the intermittent wireless service was a recent software update by its network partner Ericsson.

He says the service disruption does not meet the level of service Rogers’ strives to provide its customers but stopped short of saying whether they would be offering customers compensation.

Many users expressed frustration with the outage, noting that they rely on the wireless service as they work from home under ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

Experts say the nearly daylong wireless interruption had deep economic implications, impacting business sales and services such as food delivery and curbside pickup, as well as the ability for some Rogers customers to book or check in for medical appointments.

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They say the extensive outage could also stoke concerns about telecommunications consolidation and costs in Canada.