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Rogers network outage hits homes, banks, businesses across Canada

People crowd around a Starbucks coffee shop to use its free WiFi during a major outage of Rogers Communications' mobile and internet networks, in Toronto, Ontario, July 8, 2022 [Chris Helgren/Reuters]

Canadian telecom giant Rogers Communications has experienced an hours-long network outage, disrupting services for businesses, banks and emergency services across the country and forcing Canadians to scramble to find internet access.

Customers gathered at coffee shops and public libraries to access alternate networks on Friday, while financial institutions reported problems with everything from automated machines to cashless payment systems.

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