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The federal government announced plans Friday to bring high speed internet to hundreds of homes in nine Northwest Territories communities.
Ottawa is putting up $13 million towards a Northwestel project that will open up high speed internet access in up to 869 households, located in up to nine communities throughout the N.W.T.
Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger and Rebecca Alty, the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, were in Behchokǫ̀ Friday morning for the announcement.
The funds come from the universal broadband fund, a federal program aimed at ensuring residents of remote communities have access to high-speed internet.
A press release from the federal government said Northwestel will also partner with Telesat to use their low Earth orbit satellites (Telesat Lightspeed) to provide high-speed internet capacity. The federal government has signed a $600 million agreement for high-speed internet through their satellites.
Friday’s announcement is part of a federal government commitment to ensure all households in Canada have access to high-speed internet by 2030.