EastLink launches phone in Port Hawkesbury

HALIFAX - Residents and businesses in Port Hawkesbury can now get their phone service from cable company EastLink, if they wish. The company invested over $1.5 million to upgrade its network in the community at the southern end of Cape Breton Island, which included the construction of a headend facility that will serve as a network transmission point and technical office for the area. Port Hawkesbury has about 4,000 residents. “Customers in Port Hawkesbury wanted to have a choice in telephone service providers and we are pleased to provide them with an affordable and reliable option,” said Ian Lezama, EastLink’s...