Katlotech says cable deal advances bid for new NWT fibre line – Cabin Radio
August 8, 2024
A Kátł’odeeche First Nation-based company says it has signed a deal giving it the materials to build a new NWT fibre line. Now, it needs the millions of dollars necessary to fund the work.
Katlotech boss Lyle Fabian says Noramco, a supplier of cables, has agreed to provide the cable that would connect High Level to KFN and the Hay River region if the project goes ahead.
Fabian says he is now “looking for federal government investment for us to put that fibre in the ground.”
Fibre-optic cable is what gives most NWT communities internet access. At the moment, that market is dominated by Northwestel.
