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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO Business Intelligence

million customers – about 25% of Canada’s internet capacity – halting point-of-sale debit payments on the Interac network, preventing Rogers mobile phone users from accessing 9-1-1 services, disrupting transit services dependent on online payment, and even wreaking havoc on traffic signals in Toronto dependent on cellular GSM for timing changes.

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