Telus and the federal authorities have introduced a $15 million funding to deploy a submarine fibre optic cable between Sept-Îles and the Gaspésie area in Quebec.
The nationwide provider says that this connection will enhance the reliability and safety of telecommunications companies on the North Shore.
“Within the occasion of a fibre lower on the primary transmission community, the submarine cable will make sure the continuity of the Web, TV, and wireline and wi-fi cellphone companies to the communities positioned between Baie-Comeau and Blanc-Sablon,” Telus notes in a press release.
Telus and the federal government plan to finish the deployment of the submarine cable by 2023. As soon as accomplished, will probably be related to Telus’ community, which serves the 14 remoted communities within the Decrease North Shore.
“By means of the present COVID-19 disaster, now we have come to acknowledge, now greater than ever, how essential it’s to have the ability to entry the digital world,” mentioned Rural Financial Growth Minister Maryam Monsef, within the press launch.
Telus says that it has invested $300 million to increase its PureFibre community within the Quebec Metropolis area and the jap a part of Quebec since 2013.
Supply: Telus
