CRTC Announces Steps to Improve Internet Reliability, Affordability in Canada’s North

CRTC Announces Steps to Improve Internet Reliability, Affordability in Canada’s North
Small boats make their way through the Frobisher Bay inlet in Iqaluit on Aug. 2, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s telecommunications regulator says it is working to improve internet reliability and affordability for residents in Northern Canada.

The CRTC says it is requiring Northwestel Inc., which provides phone, internet and television services in Canada’s north, to automatically reduce customers’ bills when internet services are disrupted for at least 24 hours.