Another Nunavut community now has access to Northwestel's Latitude Wireless cellular service. Kugluktuk is now the fifth community in the territory to receive the service, after Arviat, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet. 

"Northwestel is excited about the introduction of our Latitude Wireless service in Kugluktuk," said Curtis Shaw, Northwestel Vice President, Consumer and Small Business Markets. "We believe that Kugluktuk residents and businesses will benefit greatly from the convenience of cell phone service. Our service is comparable in quality and price to all cellular providers in Canada. It also includes access to a wide range of features to meet individual customer needs."

Northern Stores will serve as Northwestel’s cellular dealer in Kugluktuk.

Demand for cellular service in Nunavut remains very high, with significant numbers of customers signing up in the five Nunavut communities where Latitude Wireless is currently available.

Northwestel's Latitude Wireless service offers a wide range of features, including text-messaging, email, picture and video messaging, and a mobile Internet browser service that provides access to multiple applications such as music downloads, screensavers, games and ring-tones. The service also offers remote web and email access for a wide range of handsets, including the popular Blackberry devices. Details about pricing packages, service options, phones and PDAs are available at www.latitudewireless.ca or by calling 1-866-803-2365. 

Latitude service is offered on the CDMA platform, which is compatible with Bell, Telus, Aliant, SaskTel and MTS service in Canada. Users are able to roam seamlessly on all other Canadian CDMA networks. 

Northwestel provides complete telecommunications solutions for the 110,000 residents of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon and northern British Columbia. The company's operations span nearly 4 million square kilometers of the most remote and rugged areas of Canada.