In addition to personal communications, experts said the outage is impacting business sales and services such as food delivery and curbside pickup, payments that require a wireless connection and the ability for people to work remotely.
The service interruption could also have health implications, with some Rogers customers saying they ve been unable to book or check-in for medical appointments.
Rogers spokesman Andrew Garas said the national wireless carrier is working to fix the issue. We know how important it is to stay connected and are working hard to restore services for customers who are experiencing interruptions with wireless voice and data, he said in an email. We sincerely apologize and thank our customers for their patience.
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