WHITEHORSE — Far north telecom provider Northwestel announced today it has submitted two tariff applications to the CRTC asking for permission to increase the Internet speeds of its most popular residential fibre and cable Internet plans and to also lower the rates of these plans by $10 a month.
A subsidiary of Bell Canada, Northwestel’s Internet packages and rates are regulated by the CRTC and can only be changed with the Commission’s approval.
“The proposed changes would see download and upload speed increases and rate decreases in every residential unlimited Internet plan,” reads a Northwestel press release.
“For example, a residential Internet customer on the fastest 250 Mbps unlimited Internet plan see their speeds automatically increase to 300 Mbps and their monthly rate reduced by $10 a month. Business unlimited Internet customers will also see speed increases.”
Northwestel’s tariff application for increased speeds was submitted to the CRTC on Aug. 19, while its application for reduced monthly rates was filed on April 20.
The August application has been posted to the “Open Tariff Applications” page of the CRTC’s website here. The April application is closed, with the CRTC’s decision still pending, and is posted here.
“We know Northern customers want to see continuous improvements in the value of their Internet service, and that’s why Northwestel has laid out its plans to improve speeds and lower rates on our most popular Internet plans,” said Curtis Shaw, Northwestel president, in the press release.
“Northwestel has purposely sought similar pricing and download speeds in fibre and cable Internet plans, so that Northerners in the growing number of rural fibre communities see similar value and benefits as in major northern centres,” the release says.
