There are over 21 million cellular phone subscribers in Canada, with usage in urban areas as high as 80%. But many rural and northern communities don't have cell phone access, since Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) doesn't require cellular telephone providers to provide service to communities in remote areas.
The Hamlet of Igloolik is one of those unserved communities. Igloolik has always considered new technology carefully; the hamlet stood alone in Nunavut in refusing to allow television into their community until 1983 and the launch of IBC. Now Igloolik has decided this wireless fad is something worth considering.
Fred Weihs and Geoff Rigby of Aarluk will be working with SAO Brian Fleming to examine options for a locally-owned cell phone service. If it all works out, Aarluk takes no responsibility for spam, tweet addiction, or regrettable calls made after midnight.
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