Cable / Telecom News

CityWest expands broadband to Port Edward


PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – CityWest announced last week work has begun to allow the municipally-owned cableco and telco to bring high speed Internet service to Port Edward. The first phase of the expansion will see CityWest tie into its existing northwestern B.C. fibre network along Highway 16 a new line into Port Edward (pop. 660). Fibre-crews started this phase on September 25th. The second phase of the expansion plan is to upgrade the cable television lines in Port Edward in order to enable the local plant to carry high-speed data traffic. The final phase of the project will be the...