April 5, 2002
New Internet provider in Salluit
Nunaviks cooperative
network, the Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec,
plans to launch its new Ilagi Internet Service Provider in Salluit on April
8 at a community feast.
Ilagi will rely on the
same wire-based system that now delivers cable television to local residents
in the community. This means Salluits cable TV subscribers who want Internet
service can now buy Internet access over the same cable system.
The FCNQ next plans to
offer its Internet service to Puvirnituq. According to its five-year expansion
plan, the FCNQ intends to bring the Internet to all communities in Nunavik,
whether or not they currently receive cable service through a FCNQ-cable system.
The profitability of the
new ISP system will depend on the number of subscribers, said Robert Giacobbe,
manager of FCNQs Internet project.
"It doesnt go
without the cooperation of the people," Giacobbe said.
For more information on
the FCNQs Internet service, consult the FCNQs Internet Service Web
site at www.ilagi.ca.
With files from Putulik
Ilisituk in Salluit
|