Service providers disagree about who should get a subsidy for internet in the North
By Jocelyn Shepel CRTC currently reviewing submissions and feedback about subsidy announced earlier this year The CRTC says it’s still
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Starlink
Researchers ask if Starlink could be a risk to northern communities. A Canadian company disagrees
By Jocelyn Shepel A new report on media communications in Canada asks if Starlink could pose a threat to northern
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Northwestel promises ‘detailed investigation’ into weekend outage
By Tori Fitzpatrick ‘I have no doubt in my mind that Northwestel will go down again,’ says Whitehorse restaurant owner
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The North’s telecoms system is too vulnerable, some say after last week’s outage
‘It’s not going to be possible to protect everything at all times,’ says N.W.T. fire information officer Wildfire season was
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Why starlink is being called a ‘game-changer- in many N.W.T. communities
When Andrea Keogak was asked how many people in her community of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., use Starlink, she guessed it
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Non-profit offers free Starlink internet to Ulukhaktok; residents say they’re good
Multiple residents say they use their own Starlink accounts and don’t need the community-wide program. A non-profit is touting a
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Northwestel says competition is forcing improvements to northern internet
Company already losing customers to Starlink, CRTC hears Northwestel says it’s working to improve internet service across the North —
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Elon Musk’s Starlink high-speed satellite internet service begins northern rollout
Starlink’s coverage map suggests all three territories will have access in the first quarter of 2023 High-speed internet could be
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