Major telecommunications network failure occurred in Canada

Xinhua News Agency, Ottawa, July 8 (Reporter Lin Wei) One of the largest telecommunications operators in Canada Rogers Telecom has a major network failure on the morning of the 8th, making millions of domestic users unable to access the Internet and call.

Rogers said that the current failure affects wired and wireless networks, and the company is repairing it, but the cause of the failure is still not found.

The bank payment system and automatic cash machine using Rogers telecommunications services are also interrupted. Some stores can only accept cash transactions.The alarm telephone and stock market transactions are also affected.

The other two major telecommunications operators in Canada Bell and Teller Telecom have stated that their networks are operating normally, but users will encounter problems when calling or sending text messages to Rogers.

The Canadian telecommunications industry is led by the three major operators of Rogers, Bell, and Teller, and three occupy a total of 87%of the user market.Rogers is the largest wireless network service provider and has about 11.3 million users across the country.

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