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Northwestel Lowers Prices on Home Internet Plans

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

Northwestel customers may start noticing a few changes in their bills.

The communications company just recently received approval by the CRTC to lower their unlimited home internet rates by $10 a month. This change has already taken effect, and Northwestel has also announced that they have upgraded their other data plans to unlimited internet at no extra charge.

Unlimited Internet plans are currently available in the following Northern communities: Carcross, Dawson City, Upper Liard, Watson Lake and Whitehorse, Yukon. Behchoko, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik, Norman Wells, and Yellowknife, NWT. Fort Nelson, BC.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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