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Inukshuk Internet Inc. and the Kativik Regional Government to Deploy High-Speed Internet Connectivity North of the 55th Parallel.


MONTREAL & KUUJJUAQ, Quebec -- Residents of the 14 municipalities of Nunavik will benefit from high-speed Internet access

The Kativik Regional Government The Kativik Regional Government (in French, Administration régionale Kativik) encompasses most of the Nunavik region of Quebec. Nunavik is the northern half of the Nord-du-Québec administrative region and includes all the territory north of the 55th parallel.  (KRG KRG Kurdistan Regional Government
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) and Inukshuk Internet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

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:MT.A) (TSX:MT.B), today announced the conclusion of an agreement to implement a broadband wireless access (BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. ) network that will serve the 14 Inuit municipalities in northern Quebec.

By providing access to the latest generation of high-speed wireless Internet, the BWA network will increase the connectivity of residents in Nunavik while offering broader educational, administrative and business opportunities. Inukshuk and the KRG expect the network to be deployed quickly and service to be launched by year-end in many of the communities covered by the agreement.

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 for the region and to put in place a project from which the local communities will benefit fully," stated Joe Lance, Director of the Administration Department for the KRG. "This agreement ensures that the network will be owned and deployed by the Inuit, and that its benefits will be enjoyed by the Inuit. The network will contribute significantly to the economic development of the communities in Quebec's North, as well as to the integration of our administrative infrastructures as a whole."

"This agreement is another example of our commitment to do away with the boundaries of distance and geography. We will offer access to the latest generation in high-speed Internet, and enable remote communities to stay in touch with the world, obtain information, learn and do business in a manner that is effective and secure," stated Andre Tremblay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Inukshuk Internet Inc. "This commitment is particularly noteworthy in Nunavik, where the vast majority of the population does not yet have access to the Internet, a tool that is increasingly essential to learning and conducting business."

The network that will offer these new high-speed Internet services makes use of a unique wireless IP technology platform provided by NextNet(R) Wireless, a leading provider of next generation broadband wireless access solutions. NextNet's technology platform is a reliable and internationally proven system that has already been deployed successfully in various markets across Canada, including Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and Iqaluit in Nunavut.

The innovative alternative provided by NextNet and its BWA technology is particularly attractive to users due to its "nomadicity" and ease of installation. Customers receive a wireless modem-a discreet box known as customer premises equipment See CPE.  (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises.

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)-that can be easily installed and moved as readily as a laptop computer to function anywhere within the BWA network footprint. The agreement between Inukshuk and the KRG not only allows the KRG to offer service in the Nunavik region, but also foresees users accessing the service while roaming in other areas of Canada where the BWA network has been deployed.

About the Kativik Regional Government

The Kativik Regional Government (KRG), a supra-municipal body, was established by the Kativik Act in August 1978 which followed the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement The James Bay And Northern Quebec Agreement was Canada's first modern Aboriginal land claim settlement, approved in 1975 by the Cree and Inuit of northern Quebec, and later slightly modified in 1978 by the Northeastern Quebec Agreement  in 1975. The KRG has jurisdiction north of the 55th parallel in Quebec and oversees the delivery of a wide variety of essential services and programs in Nunavik for all residents of the territory. There are approximately 11,000 residents in Nunavik. The municipalities that the KRG represents are Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kuujjuaraapik, Umiujaq, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit and Tasiujaq. For more information, visit www.krg.ca.

About Inukshuk Internet

Inukshuk Internet Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., a Canadian provider of Personal Communications Services See PCS.  (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) under the Fido(R) brand name. Inukshuk Internet was granted licences from Industry Canada for Multipoint Communications Systems (MCS) spectrum in the 2500 MHz frequency range, to build a unique, "last mile" broadband wireless access network. The licences cover a population of some 30 million people, comprising all the provinces and territories of Canada, with the exception of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. On November 19, 2003, Inukshuk announced that it had formed a new venture with Allstream Corp. and NR Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 to further expedite and extend MCS network deployment. For more information, please visit www.inukshuk.ca and www.microcell.ca.

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