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KRG Release: Enhancement of Internet Services in Nunavik
Kuujjuaq, Québec, August 23, 2018 – Jennifer Munick, Chairperson of the Kativik Regional Government (KRG), and Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced in Kuujjuaq the contribution of the Government of Canada to the KRG Tamaani Internet […]
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Read MoreRemote Inuit communities will benefit from first-time access to modern high-speed Internet
Nunavik residents to get new or faster Internet access thanks to investments from governments of Canada and Quebec August 22, 2018 – Kuujjuaq, Quebec Internet access is more than just a convenience: citizens, communities, businesses and institutions need it to find information, offer services and create opportunities. That’s why the Government of Canada is helping all […]
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Read MoreMedia advisory: Government of Canada to announce high-speed Internet funding for Northern Quebec
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Ottawa, Ontario, August 21, 2018—Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will make an announcement related to the Government of Canada’s commitment to bring high-speed Internet service to Canadians living in […]
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Read MoreJamesian Ultra-High speed Internet: The conclusion of a regional project
CHIBOUGAMAU, QC, July 18, 2018 – With the first phase of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) project now in operation, the Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) officially announces the start of the second phase of this project to connect the Jamesian communities of Matagami, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Chapais and Chibougamau with modern residential telecommunications services, including ultra high-speed internet. “The Eeyou […]
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Read MoreKativik Regional Government: Nunavik Getting Full Cellular and Mobility Data, One of the Few Areas in Canada Still Without
Kuujjuaq, Québec, May 28, 2018 – All 14 of Nunavik’s communities in the northern third of Quebec, will soon be getting cellular and mobility data services thanks to an important agreement between the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) and Ice Wireless. The more than 14,000 residents – almost all Inuit – live in one of the very […]
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Read MoreTelecom Breakthrough: Ultra High Speed Internet Launches in Northern Quebec
Bridging the Digital Divide: Distributel and Eeyou Communications Partner to Deliver Residential Broadband to Quebec Cree of Eeyou Istchee and Municipalities in the James Bay Region MONTREAL,Jan. 17, 2018 – Distributel Communications Limited and Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) are bridging Canada’s digital divide with a groundbreaking new partnership. Beginning this spring, the Distributel/ECN alliance will […]
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Read MoreBroadband Internet availability in 20 communities in Brome-Missisquoi RCM
From Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada December 18, 2017 – Cowansville, Quebec The Government of Quebec, under the Québec branché program, and the Government of Canada, under the Connect to Innovate program, will be supporting an Internet project in Haut-Richelieu. This project represents a total investment of $27,644,668, of which the Government of Quebec […]
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Read MoreBroadband Internet availability confirmed in 21 communities in Montérégie
December 11, 2017 – Napierville, Quebec The Government of Quebec, under the Québec branché program, and the Government of Canada, under the Connect to Innovate program, will be supporting a project by TARGO Communications. This project represents a total investment of $5,952,053, of which each of the two levels of government is contributing $2,399,424. As a […]
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Read MoreNunavik to get cellular service in 2018 – Nunatsiaq online
Regional government will embark on first phase of fibre optic roll-out next year December 04, 2017 KUUJJUAQ—The Kativik Regional Government has big plans to boost mobile and internet service for the region in 2018. The regional government-run Tamaani Internet will launch cellular and mobile data service across Nunavik starting early next year, the KRG said […]
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Read MoreInauguration of the Eeyou Communications Network fibre optic network – $6.5 million to connect Eastmain and Waskaganish to a reliable high-speed Internet service
OUJÉ-BOUGOUMOU, QC, Nov. 1, 2017 – The Cree communities of Eastmain and Waskaganish now have access to reliable high-speed Internet service, a necessary tool for economic and social development in the Nord-du-Québec region. The Québec government announced that it granted the Eeyou Communications Network (ECN), a non-profit organization, $6.5 millionthrough the Société du Plan Nord, to carry out the second phase of the […]
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