For the second time in three months, Canada’s largest mobile and Internet service provider Roger Communications, suffered a network breakdown. Suddenly, the country’s internet service was disrupted around 8.30 am GMT on Friday. The court’s judicial activities, including Canada’s emergency hotline and the bank’s ATM service, were disrupted. 11 million customers of this organization suffered.
The BBC quoted CBC News as saying that the company’s internet service was shut down at 8.30 am Greenwich Mean Time on Friday. Internet traffic was down 75 percent. Works in passport office, court and purchase of travel tickets had been hampered due to non-availability of internet,
The Toronto Police Department said in a tweet that many mobile users are having trouble calling for emergency services.
Ottawa police also tweeted that they would have to try again if they failed to connect. Or call from a landline or any other mobile operator.
The Scarborough Health Network operates the hospital in Toronto. Their on-call medical staff had been asked to come to work and work until the internet is activated.
A court in Montreal postponed the trial of Peter Nigra, a fashion mogul in Quebec. Prison authorities said they could not confirm Peter Nigra’s online presence by video conference because of network disruptions.
In urban areas, people were rushing to restaurants or places where Wi-Fi was working. From there, a Starbucks customer told Reuters: “Hundreds of people have come here with laptops to do their urgent work. The internet is not working at all in many homes. ”