Until recently I worked for a major Telco/VOIP carrier in Canada. - ILEC/CLEC access - Spectrum access - HAH! https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-econo

Until recently I worked for a major Telco/VOIP carrier in Canada. - ILEC/CLEC access - Spectrum access - HAH! https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2021/07/3500-mhz-auction--process-and-results.html https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-develop... it's a bit more than pocket change. - VOIP depends on ILECS I could go on and go, but suffice to say if you don't have access to 5 million dollars for initial startup costs and then a lot more this is not something you want to deal with. I'm on Rogers too so I get it. But there's a reason there's only a handful of ILEC in Canada. There's also a reason your cell phone only has access to a few providers nation wide. The ss7 network is pretty damn rock solid - usually. This seems to have been a failure at all levels: - SS7 - Network/BGP - Wireline - Wireless This is unheard of in the telecom industry. Telecom is one of the most regulated industries in Canada - for good reason. We had teams of people just dealing with regulatory compliance issues. Also to note 911 service is generally outsourced from the CLEC/ILEC to a couple specialized companies in Canada, it's not done inhouse. It's the same with email. There's no email provider that has 100.0000% uptime. I understand your outrage and I'm more than welcome to provide more details but this is not something that just happens overnight - or in 10 years. You're obviously good with software, technology and all that stuff. Unfortunately, telecom/communication related industry is the exact opposite. It's an entirely different world, and even if you built the best shiny toys for endusers - it still has to interface with the old technology. We had lots of equipment from the 80s still running. If you want to protect yourself in the future - use a good (non discount) voip provider in Canada who is an CLEC atleast themselves. There's a couple dozen nationwide. Most voip providers are resellers and uplink into a CLEC who then crossconnects with ILECs. The cheaper voip you get, the longer down the line you are and more things to go wrong. Wow. Long ramble but hopefully I got my point across.