Internet customers in North to receive subsidy, CRTC says
- The CRTC is working to improve internet reliability and affordability in Northern Canada after years of complaints from local residents about outages and expensive plans.
- Northwestel Inc. Will automatically reduce customers' bills when internet services are disrupted for at least 24 hours, with credits pro-rated based on service cost and outage duration.
- Sixty North Unity, a consortium of Indigenous communities, plans to invest significantly to double fibre internet speeds and expand high-speed availability after acquiring Northwestel from Bell Canada.
- The CRTC launched a public consultation to develop a subsidy aimed at improving internet affordability in the Far North, which will be open until Feb. 18.
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