Northwestel files new tariffs and winback discounts for proposed 1 Gbps residential internet plans

Far north telecom Northwestel has filed with the CRTC revised tariffs and proposed winback discounts to introduce residential 1 Gbps internet packages to its customers. The two plans — Cable Internet 1 Gbps Unlimited and FTTP Internet 1 Gbps Unlimited — are the first residential 1 Gbps internet packages to be offered by Northwestel. The FTTP plan offers symmetrical download and upload speeds of up to 1 Gbps, while the cable plan offers 1 Gbps download and 30 Mbps upload speeds, according to Northwestel’s tariff filing made public on the CRTC’s website on Monday. Northwestel said it is introducing each...