Xplornet buys customers from Northwestel

WOODSTOCK, NB - Xplornet Communications has acquired more than 1,300 satellite broadband subscribers predominantly in Alberta and B.C. from NetKaster, a division of Northwestel, the companies announced Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.These subscribers will migrate over to Xplornet's network and packages starting in July.“This kind of acquisition speaks to our aggressive growth model and follows on other similarly successful acquisitions”, said Xplornet CEO John Maduri, in the announcement. “More importantly, these new Xplornet subscribers will see the benefits of Xplornet's 24/7 customer service, our coast to coast dealer network and constantly upgraded network. We look forward...