Rogers Communications Inc. outage that caused trouble for 911 services, retailers and transit operators Friday had many warning the incident is a sign that monopolistic telecommunications companies need more competition.“The outage is illuminating the general lack of competition in telecommunications in Canada,” said Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy program.
Rogers outage: Concert-goers urged to print off tickets at home The country’s telecom sector is dominated by three large carriers – Rogers, BCE Inc.
and Telus Corp. – and their hold on the industry has long been a concern of academics, who have called for regulators to increase competition for mobile and internet services in Canada.The Competition Bureau is currently fighting Rogers’ plans to purchase Shaw Communications Inc.