- Bell calls on provincial and federal governments to join the fight to protect critical infrastructure and increase fines and implement amendments to the Criminal Code
- Innovative aerial alarms launched across Bell's network, with plans to expand deployment to more locations
- Aerial alarms provide real time alerts of vandalism, primarily copper theft, allowing for faster response by local law enforcement
Earlier this year, Bell started installing aerial alarms across its network, with plans to expand deployment to more locations. The alarms are designed to alert local law enforcement as soon as an incident is detected so they can respond quickly, ideally catching vandals in the act, enabling law enforcement to charge the perpetrators with harsher penalties.
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"Canadians deserve reliable communications networks to stay connected, reach emergency services, and conduct their daily lives. We're enhancing the security measures to our network – including the installation of aerial alarms – to better protect our critical infrastructure from vandals and hold them to account. We're pleased that these enhancements are already having an impact and resulting in local arrests and we thank the law enforcement agencies that have partnered with us in making this a priority area of intervention."
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With nearly 1,000 physical security incidents to Bell's network since
While the addition of aerial alarms has been successful to date, more still needs to be done in order to prevent these crimes from happening and to enforce stronger repercussions. Bell is calling on provincial and federal governments to help communications providers improve the resiliency of Canada's telecommunications networks. Enhancing security protocols is only part of the solution. It's imperative that the government and law enforcement take decisive, timely action to strengthen laws, increase fines and make amendments to the Criminal Code, reflecting the essential nature of critical communications infrastructure on the security of this country.
Bell is Canada's largest communications company,1 providing advanced broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communication services. Founded in
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections. |
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