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Northwestel launches fibre in three more NWT communities

YELLOWKNIFE – Bell subsidiary Northwestel announced Wednesday it has launched fibre internet to three more Northwest Territories communities, bringing the total number of NWT communities hooked-up with fibre to 21. The region’s dominant provider, which also provides live and on-demand TV through its app, now provides download speeds of up to 500 Mbps and unlimited monthly data in the communities of Fort Resolution, Kakisa, and Enterprise. “These fibre upgrades are part of Northwestel's Every Community Project, a 3-year project to bring high speed unlimited Internet to 10,000 homes across the Northwest Territories and Yukon,” the company said in a press...