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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NarrativeBear@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A critical fiber line was cut in the Toronto Don-Mills area on September 25th by a Metrolinx construction crew.

The fiber line is critical to parts of the GTA and parts of Ottawa.

Customers and third party internet providers relying on Rogers infrastructure have been left without internet or degraded speeds.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

This was the norm when I was with Rogers. LOL

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty same when I was on Rogers. Though the only providers available in my area run on Rogers infrastructure and are directly effected.

Can't believe a service provider this large would allow a construction company to cut a main line this large that connects almost all of Toronto and many parts of Ontario.

[-] gingerman@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Roger's didn't let them cut it - the construction crew was negligent. They should have had the line (and any other utilities) located before working and using non destructive means (usually a hydro-vac) to safety work around the cable. Causing damage like this comes with large fines to the construction crew.

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