Matawa Chiefs Council wants Rogers to delay 3G shutdown, telling CRTC it’s ‘a matter of life and death’ – CBC

Oct 16, 2025

The council, which represents 9 First Nations in northern Ontario, expressed concerns in letter to CRTC

The Matawa Chiefs Council is warning that Rogers’s planned 3G network shutdown could have consequences for remote First Nations communities in northern Ontario, including putting lives at risk.

The council said it sent a letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) this week that calls for an urgent delay to the Dec. 31 shutdown. The CRTC regulates telecom providers, sets basic service standards, monitors access and affordability and can encourage, but not force, companies to maintain service in specific communities.

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