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Telesat to help boost Northern broadband

KUUJJUAQ, QC – Canadian satellite company Telesat and the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) announced an agreement today that will let a growing number of native communities across Northern Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba have access to a full range of IP broadband services. The KRG signed the agreement on behalf of the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) which was established in 2005 by the KRG, Keewaytinook Okimakanak's K-Net and the Keewatin Tribal Council, says the press release. The long-term agreement for multiple C-band transponders on Telesat's Anik F3 satellite follows a commitment the Government of Canada made last year to...