What Canada can learn from how the U.S. handles cell outages in hurricanes | CBC News

After post-tropical storm Fiona hit Atlantic Canada, thousands experienced unreliable cell service.Nearly a week after post-tropical storm Fiona made landfall in Nova Scotia, many are still dealing with spotty cell and internet service. Some telecommunications experts are looking to the United States for ways Canada could improve the integrity of its networks.

Harold Feld is a telecommunications expert in Washington D.C.. He said the CRTC needs to be doing more to pressure Canadian telcos for better infrastructure and innovation. Feld said these technologies were created in response to assessments made by the FCC and pressure the commission has put on the sector.

Many in the Maritimes region were without cellular service or data connection for days during and after the storm. In comparison, the CRTC does not report the same type of information. In a speech to a House of Commons committee in July, CRTC chairman and CEO Ian Scott said the resiliency of Canada's communications network is a "top priority."Federal ministers and Nova Scotia MPs met with telecom CEOs Wednesday night to discuss service outages in Atlantic Canada during the storm.

Daniel Tsai is an adjunct professor of law, business and technology at the University of Toronto. He said climate change means that more storms like Fiona are likely to impact Canada, and the government needs to take action on cell service.

If experts has to look to the US then they are not experts just puppets on a string

Thankfully everyone has electric cars on the east coast.

Er....

Maybe the government and corrupted CRTC could allow American companies to enter the Canadian market and 'show us how it's done.' Or maybe our government funded media could pretend to to be journalists for a few hours and ask these questions to the appropriate gov. officials.

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