Q-713 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to government information about service disruptions to telecommunications networks in Canada that were caused in whole or in part by theft, attempted theft or vandalism of copper or other metal components of network infrastructure, for the period from January 1, 2020, to the most recent date for which data is available: (a) how many such service disruptions have been reported by telecommunications service providers to the government, broken down by year and by municipality; (b) for each disruption in (a), what was the estimated number of affected customers and the duration of the disruption; (c) how many of the disruptions in (a) affected (i) wireline telephone service, (ii) mobile phone service, (iii) internet service, (iv) access to 911 emergency services; (d) for each year in the period, what proportion of the total number of reported service disruptions to telecommunications networks was attributable, in whole, or in part to theft, attempted theft or vandalism of copper or other metal components; and (e) what guidance, directives or requirements, if any, has the government issued to telecommunications service providers regarding the reporting, prevention and mitigation of service disruptions linked to theft, attempted theft or vandalism of copper or other metal components of network infrastructure?