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Northwestel launches fibre Internet in two northern fly-in communities


TULITA and FORT GOOD HOPE, NT — Northwestel, a subsidiary of Bell, announced today the launch of fibre Internet in the Mackenzie Valley communities of Tulita and Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. “Fort Good Hope and Tulita are the first fly-in communities with seasonal winter-road access to be fully connected to fibre in the north,” a press release says. With the launch, customers in these communities can access Northwestel’s high-speed, unlimited fibre Internet service, offering speeds up to 300 Mbps, as well as live HD TV with Northwestel TV Plus, the release says. The Northwestel TV Plus service, starting at...