Five northern communities can expect better internet connectivity in the near future.

Broadband Communications North was awarded 9.9 million dollars from the CRTC to help satellite-dependent communities.

Communities that will receive these improvements are Tadoule Lake, Barren Lands, Lac Brochet, Pukatawagan, and Shamattawa.

These communities will gain access to improved internet speeds of ten megabytes per second for downloads and 1 megabyte per second for upload.