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Northwestel service restored after six-hour outage
Service was restored Friday to customers of Northwestel following a six-hour outage. The BCE Inc. company said a third-party doing construction in Yellowknife accidentally cut a fibre optic line. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …
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CTA, Unifor, on opposite sides of anti-scab legislation
The largest telecom lobby group and the union that represents most telecom workers find themselves on opposite sides of the debate over the government’s recently introduced anti-scab legislation. The bill, tabled Thursday, would apply to federally regulated companies such as telecommunications and broadcasting. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Northwestel outages increase as fires return
Returning wildfires have once again knocked out service to BCE Inc. customers in the Northwest Territories. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. …
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Northwestel experiences outages in NWT due to wildfires
BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel is warning residents of the Northwest Territories to expect service outages as wildfires continue to rip through the landscape. Many areas have had to be evacuated because of the fires. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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