Cable / Telecom News

ECN kicks off phase two of FTTH build in northern Quebec

CHIBOUGAMAU, QC - The Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) has officially begun the second phase of its regional fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) project, connecting the Jamesian communities of Matagami, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Chapais and Chibougamau in northern Quebec with modern residential telecommunications services, including ultra high-speed internet.A not-for-profit corporation founded in 2004, the Eeyou Communications Network was established to provide modern telecommunications services and to develop the social economy within the 14 communities of Eeyou Istchee and James Bay for the benefit of the population, institutions and local businesses.  ECN last month wrapped up the first phase of its FTTH project which connected over 4,000 homes...