The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Atlantic Canada cable operator Eastlink will soon offer a new option for cellular service in parts of Northern Ontario. The Globe's Christine Dobby writes that Halifax-based Eastlink said Thursday that it will begin offering full wireless service in the Timmins area on June 1 and will launch in Sudbury on June 9.
In addition to the Big Three carriers -- BCE, Rogers Communications and Telus -- Wind Mobile Corp. operates in Ontario, but only in larger urban centres;
Tbaytel offers wireless service in Thunder Bay and surrounding areas.
"Eastlink is bringing more choice and competition to customers in Northern Ontario," the company said in a statement Thursday.
Eastlink sells cable television, Internet and home-phone services in Atlantic Canada, Northern Ontario, and parts of Alberta and British Columbia.
It launched LTE (fourth-generation) cellular service in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 2013.
The new service it is launching in the Ontario cities will now offer full LTE service.
Lee Bragg, chief executive officer of Eastlink, has long said Eastlink is committed to serving customers in smaller communities and rural areas.
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