Potential Starlink impact should not delay Far North telecom policy review, says NWT

Northwestel wants to wait on Starlink effect before CRTC proceeds GATINEAU — The CRTC is asking for further comments on its review of telecom services in Canada’s North, even though replies to the proceeding previously closed on March 24, in order to let interveners respond to a concern raised by the government of the Northwest Territories regarding a request by Northwestel to delay the proceeding until the impact of Elon Musk’s Starlink’s low Earth orbit (LEO) service in northern Canada is known. In its reply comments dated March 24, Northwestel wrote: “…to ensure that the Commission’s regulatory framework review is...