Iristel extends northern local phone service to Iqaluit, now in all three Territories

IQALUIT – Promising choice, lower prices and advanced telephone services, Iristel announced today that its local phone service is now available to residents of the capital of Nunavut. Iristel say its local phone service, which will be available to homeowners and businesses in Iqaluit through Iristel’s local agent, Qikiqtaaluk Information Technology Corp. (QITC), will allow customers to keep their existing phone numbers. Maged Bishara, the company’s VP of operations and national sales, said the cost of Iristel’s local phone service will be “drastically less” than what rival NorthwesTel currently charges. Business customers, for example, could avoid paying up to $20,000...