Part of Bell's ongoing broadband network buildouts to
rural and remote Canadian locations
MONTRÉAL, Sept. 23,
2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Mobility today announced that
wireless broadband service is now available to all 25 communities
in Nunavut, Canada's northernmost
territory, delivering mobile data speeds of up to 100 megabits per
second (Mbps).
"Bringing Canada's best network to every community in
Nunavut was a challenging project
and we thank Bell subsidiary Northwestel and all of our partners
for their support in making it happen," said Blaik Kirby, President of Bell Mobility. "As the
nation's primary builder of communications infrastructure since
1880, Bell's Nunavut project is
just the latest example of our commitment to deliver the benefits
of broadband connections to Canadian communities large and
small."
Bell is also providing fixed wireless Internet access in
21 Nunavut communities while Northwestel is providing service in
Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Iqaluit and Rankin
Inlet, delivering speeds up to 6 times faster than what was
previously available.
Connecting rural Canadians
Bell is
also bringing the benefits of broadband Internet to smaller towns
and rural communities, many of which have been previously unserved
by any Internet provider, throughout 7 provinces. Fully funded by
Bell, the Wireless Home Internet program is currently projected to
serve 1 million rural households across Atlantic Canada, Québec, Ontario and Manitoba. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/FastInternet.
About Bell
Bell is
Canada's largest communications company, providing innovative
broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication
services across the country. Bell Media is Canada's premier content
creation company with leading assets in television, radio, out of
home and digital media. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly
owned by BCE Inc. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca or
BCE.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental
health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell
Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and
access, research and workplace leadership initiatives. To learn
more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Nathan
Gibson
905-614-9596
nathan.gibson@bell.ca
@Bell_News
Investor inquiries:
Thane
Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada