© Chantal Dubuc/CBC A Northwestel dish in Yellowknife. The company said it’s written to the CRTC confirming that it intends to launch the unlimited internet packages for its residential and business clients in seven communities by Nov. 1. The North’s largest telecommunications provider says unlimited internet is coming to seven […]
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N.W.T. telecom businesses say recent CRTC funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only solidifies the company’s monopoly in the North. Earlier this week, the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) committed $62.4 million out of a pot of $72.1 million to four […]
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Northwestel plans Nov. 1 roll-out of unlimited internet in Yellowknife, Hay River, Fort Smith and Norman Wells
Yellowknife and three other communities in the NWT will begin receiving unlimited data for Internet packages on Nov. 1, Northwestel confirmed Friday. Fort Smith, Norman Wells and Hay River will also receive the unlimited data options, said Northwestel spokesperson Andrew Anderson. In addition, Whitehorse and Carcross in the Yukon, and […]
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Where’s the faster internet? Nunavut senator blasts Northwestel for holding near monopoly
© Dennis Patterson Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson wants to see more competition between northern internet providers to lower costs and create more options. Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson is criticizing Northwestel for not sharing its broadband internet network. The federal government gave the Bell-owned company almost $50 million three years ago to create better […]